Phylogenetic relationships among the major lineages of the birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) using mitochondrial DNA gene sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 445-459

  Nunn, Gary B ^a   Cracraft, Joel ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICINNURUS; DIPHYLLODES; DREPANORNIS; EPIMACHUS; LOPHORINA; PARADISAEA; PARADISAEIDAE; PAROTIA; PTILORIS; SELEUCIDIS;

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TIME;

EID: 0030161001     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1996.0041     Document Type: Article

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