Pattern and timing of evolutionary divergences among hominoids based on analyses of complete mtDNAs

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 650-661

  Arnason, Ulfur ^a   Gullberg, Anette ^a   Janke, Axel ^a   Xu, Xiufeng ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hominoidea; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular dating; Molecular phylogeny; Primates

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; CETACEA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMINID; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030468869     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02202113     Document Type: Article

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