Higher-level systematics of rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia): Evidence from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-237

  Nedbal, Michael A ^a,b   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^a   Schlitter, Duane A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; Hystricognathi; Mitochondrial; Phylogeny; Rodentia; Sciurognathi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000987389     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01458181     Document Type: Article

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