The mitochondrial genome of the 'twisted-wing parasite' <it>Mengenilla australiensis </it>(Insecta, Strepsiptera): a comparative study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Strepsiptera are an unusual group of sexually dimorphic, entomophagous parasitoids whose evolutionary origins remain elusive. The lineage leading to <it>Mengenilla australiensis </it>(Family Mengenillidae) is the sister g...

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Main Authors: Kathirithamby Jeyaraney, Hayward Alexander, McMahon Dino P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/603