Molecular phylogenetics of Puffinus shearwaters: Preliminary evidence from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-88

  Austin, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICONIIFORMES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PUFFINUS; PUFFINUS NATIVITATIS;

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030207566     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1996.0060     Document Type: Article

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