Phylogeny of African cichlid fishes as revealed by molecular markers

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 702-714

  Mayer, Werner E ^a   Tichy, Herbert ^a   Klein, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; DXTU1; Lake Malawi; Lake Victoria; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear marker

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYTOCHROME B; HAPLOCHROMINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; MONOPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR MARKER; PHYLOGENY;

(EAST); AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ASTATOTILAPIA BLOYETI; CICHLIDAE; HAPLOCHROMIS SPARSIDENS; PISCES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032104366     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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