Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
We reported last year (Stireman et al. 2013) in The Tachinid Times on our collaborative project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, to study the phylogeny of Tachinidae on a worldwide scale. Since that report, we have made some significant progress towards our goal of assembling a robust phylogenetic tree for Tachinidae. Notably, Cerretti et al. (in press) completed a phylogenetic study using 135 morphological characters from 180 tachinid genera. Results from this study largely reflect, with some interesting exceptions, what we are finding from preliminary analyses of our molecular data. Although sampling of taxa and genes for the molecular phylogeny is not yet complete, we will give here a brief update on progress and results so far.
Repository Citation
Winkler, I. S.,
Stireman, J. O.,
Moulton, J. K.,
Cerretti, P.,
& Blaschke, J. D.
(2014). Progress towards a Molecular Phylogeny of Tachinidae, Year Two. The Tachinid Times (27), 11-14.
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