Molecular relationships of the extinct pig-footed bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus (Marsupialia: Perameloidea) using 12S rRNA sequences

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-288

  Westerman, Michael ^a   Springer, Mark S ^b   Dixon, Joan ^c   Krajewski, Carey ^a,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; Chaeropus ecaudatus; Marsupial phylogeny; Perameloidea; Pig footed bandicoot

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003081003     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020565724799     Document Type: Article

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