Abstract
Phylogenetic relationships of green-eyed skimmers, Macromia moorei was studied to estimate the evolutionary history among the members of family Corduliidae under order Odonata using the genetic methods of maximum probability, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian examination. Fifty-three DNA sequences and 3660 genetic characters/loci were used in the present study. Genetic distance of every nucleotide sequence was sorted from 0.69 to 98.10%. The outcomes of the combined COI + 16S DNA sequences revealed topology/phylogram through generally stronger bootstrap provision than evaluation of each gene in single analysis. Molecular analyses based on mitochondrial DNA yielded the position of M. moorei as a sister species of M.ampigena in family Corduliidae.
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Mehmood, S.A., Ahmed, S., Zia, A. et al. Molecular Phylogenetics of Green-Eyed Skimmers Macromia moorei (Odonata: Corduliidae) of Hazara Region, Pakistan. Proc Zool Soc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-024-00533-5
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