Marmot phylogeny revisited: Molecular evidence for a diphyletic origin of sociality

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-56

  Kruckenhauser, L ^a   Pinsker, W ^a   Haring, E ^b   Arnold, W ^c  

^a Inst of Med Biol Gen Genetics   (Austria)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^c Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Evolution of social behaviour; Marmota; Molecular phylogeny; NADH dehydrogenase; Pseudogenes

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA; MARMOTA CALIGATA; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; MARMOTA OLYMPUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0002696138     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.1999.95100.x     Document Type: Article

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