@article{fdi:010012832,
  title = {{M}itochondrial cytochrome oxidase {I} in tetranychid mites : a comparison between molecular phylogeny and changes of morphological and life history traits},
  author = {{N}avajas, {M}. and {G}utierrez, {J}ean and {L}agnel, {J}. and {B}oursot, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}pider mites, #{T}etranychidae$, represent one of the most cosmopolitan and economically important groups of terrestrial arthropods ; however, many aspects of their evolutionary relationships remain uncertain. {W}e sequenced part of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit {I} ({COI}) gene in 20 species of phytophagous mites belonging to nine genera and two families (#{T}etranychidae$ and #{T}enuipalpidae$), including several agricultural pests. {A}s reported in insects, the sequences were extremely rich in {A}+{T} (75% on average), especially in the third codon position (95%). {H}owever, one of the genera we studied had a significantly lower {A}+{T} content (69% on average, 78% in the third codon position), showing that base composition can change substantially over short periods of time. {M}ost interspecific differences were transversions and their number increased steadily with the number of non-synonymous differences, while the number of transitions remained constant. {T}he phylogeny based on {COI} sequences was inferred using the maximum likelihood method. {T}he results are compatible as a whole with the traditional classification based on morphological characters, but call for some minor taxonomic revisions. {S}ome morphological characters and life history traits (mode of reproduction, adaptation to the host plant) were also analysed within this phylogenetic framework. {A}t the family level, one can see a trend towards thelytoky becoming rarer compared to the general mode of reproduction of the group, arrhenotoky. {T}here is also an evolutionary tendency towards a more complex mode of life, with the production of silk webs and correlated changes of the locomotion apparatus. {H}owever, in the #{T}etranychidae$ there seems to have been convergent evolution of these morphological characters together with independent development of a common adaptation to this mode of life in different genera. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{ACARIEN} {PHYTOPHAGE} ; {GENETIQUE} ; {PHYLOGENIE} ; {TAXONOMIE} ; {POLYMORPHISME} {GENETIQUE} ; {ANATOMIE} {ANIMALE} ; {REPRODUCTION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}ulletin of {E}ntomological {R}esearch},
  volume = {86},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {407--417},
  ISSN = {0007-4853},
  year = {1996},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010012832},
}