Evolution of the mitochondrial dna control region in the mbuna (cichlidae) species flock of lake malawi, east africa

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-83

  Parker, Alex ^a   Kornfield, Irv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Malawi; Mbuna species; Mitochondrial DNA control region

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENEALOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FISHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CICHLIDAE; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030875153     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006204     Document Type: Article

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