Evidence for a higher number of species of Odontotermes (Isoptera) than currently known from Peninsular Malaysia from mitochondrial DNA phylogenies

Termites of the genus Odontotermes are important decomposers in the Old World tropics and are sometimes important pests of crops, timber and trees. The species within the genus often have overlapping size ranges and are difficult to differentiate based on morphology. As a result, the taxonomy of Odo...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Shawn, Kirton, Laurence G., Panandam, Jothi Malar, Siraj, Siti Shapor, Ng, Kevin Kit Siong, Tan, Soon Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23620/
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