An analysis of marsupial interordinal relationships based on 12S rRNA, tRNA valine, 16S rRNA, and cytochrome b sequences

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-334

  Burk, Angela ^a   Westerman, Michael ^b   Kao, Diana J ^a   Kavanagh, John R ^a   Springer, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

12S ribosomal RNA; 16S ribosomal RNA; Cytochrome b; Marsupials; Metatheria; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000779760     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027305910621     Document Type: Article

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