Mitochondrial chromosome as a marker of animal migratory routes: DNA barcoding revealed Asian (non-African) origin of a tropical migrant butterfly Junonia orithya in south Israel
The blue pansy Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) is widely distributed along the tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia. It is also known as a migrant species in the Levant. Here we record J. orithya in south Israel and provide a DNA-barcode-based evidence for its Asian...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Comparative Cytogenetics |
| Online Access: | http://compcytogen.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11085 |