Phylogenetic relationships between eight African species of mormyriform fish (teleostei, osteichthyes): Resolution of a cryptic species, and reinstatement of Cyphomyrus Myers, 1960

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-290

  Van Der Bank, F H ^b   Kramer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

allozyme; electric organ discharge; elephantfish; Gymnarchidae; isozyme; Mormyridae; phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; TELEOST; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0030159468     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(96)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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