Molecular systematics of Australian carrion-breeding blowflies of the genus Calliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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dc.contributor.authorWallman, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdams, M.
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractAllozyme electrophoresis was used to determine the systematic affinities of nine forms of carrion-breeding blowfly of the genus Calliphora: C. stygia, C. albifrontalis, C. augur, C. dubia, C. hilli hilli, C. hilli fallax, C. varifrons, C. sp. nov., and C. maritima. The results (1) confirm the species status of all forms currently described as such, (2) support a return to the ranking of C. hilli fallax as a full species, C. fallax, (3) support the recognition of C. sp. nov. as a distinct species, and (4) indicate that distinct Kangaroo Island and adjacent mainland subpopulations appear to exist in at least three species. The allozyme data also strongly support the placing of eight of the forms into three separate species-groups on morphological grounds, and the placement of C. maritima in a fourth group. However, on the basis of these data, the comparative genetic affinities of the parasitic blowfly Onesia tibialis suggest that Calliphora in its current form may be paraphyletic.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJ. F. Wallman and M. Adams
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Zoology, 1997; 45(4):337-356
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/ZO97006
dc.identifier.issn0004-959X
dc.identifier.orcidAdams, M. [0000-0002-6010-7382]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/5182
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCSIRO
dc.rights© CSIRO Australia 1997
dc.source.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=ZO97006
dc.titleMolecular systematics of Australian carrion-breeding blowflies of the genus Calliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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