Phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome b sequences in the dasyurid marsupial subfamily phascogalinae: Systematics and the evolution of reproductive strategies

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Krajewski, Carey ^a,b   Buckley, Larry ^a   Woolley, Patricia A ^b   Westerman, Michael ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Dasyurids; Molecular phylogeny; Muricinae; Phascogalinae; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001969269     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01454254     Document Type: Article

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