Molecular Evolutionary Relationships in the Avian GenusAnthus(Pipits: Motacillidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 84-94

  Voelker, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033070247     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0555     Document Type: Article

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