title: Phylogeny of the holometabolous insect orders based on 18S ribosomal DNA: when bad things happen to good data.
abstract: The purpose of this chapter is two-fold. First, all available 18S rDNA sequences for the Holometabola to reappraise their phylogenetic relationships will be compiled. Second, these data and analyses will be used to highlight general problems in using molecular data to infer higher-level phylogeny.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D007313:Insecta / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S