Intergeneric Relationships among macropodoidea (Metatheria: Diprotodontia) and the chronicle of kangaroo evolution

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 213-237

  Burk, Angela ^a   Springer, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kangaroo phylogeny; Macropodoidea; Metatheria; Mitochondrial rRNA; Protamine PI

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000550436     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009488431055     Document Type: Article

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