Mammalian evolution and the interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP) gene: Convincing evidence for several superordinal clades

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-92

  Stanhope, Michael J ^a   Smith, Marta R ^b   Waddell, Victor G ^a   Porter, Calvin A ^c   Shivji, Mahmood S ^b   Goodman, Morris ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aardvark; Cetaceans; Elephant shrew; Interordinal relationships; IRBP; Mammalian phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BAT; CETACEA; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; INSECTIVORE; LAGOMORPH; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PERISSODACTYLA; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0029785077     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02337352     Document Type: Article

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