Multilocus phylogeny of cichlid fishes (Pisces: Perciformes): Evolutionary comparison of microsatellite and single-copy nuclear loci

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 798-808

  Streelman, J Todd ^a   Zardoya, Rafael ^b,c   Meyer, Axel ^b,d   Karl, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cichlid evolution; Microsatellite; Molecular evolution; Multilocus phylogeny; RAS GRF; Single copy nuclear DNA; TITIN

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

CICHLIDAE; MAMMALIA; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031825737     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025985     Document Type: Article

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