A molecular phylogeny of some Bovidae based on restriction-site mapping of mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 377-386

  Faadiel Essop, M ^a   Harley, Eric H ^a   Baumgarten, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovidae; MtDNA restriction site mapping; Systematics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

DNA; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; AEPYCEROTINAE; ALCELAPHINAE; BOVIDAE; BOVINI; MAMMALIA; MELAMPUS; ORYX; TAUROTRAGUS; TAUROTRAGUS ORYX; TRAGELAPHUS; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 0031544173     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382891     Document Type: Article

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