Phylogenetic assessment of molecular and morphological data for eutherian mammals

Systematic Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-64

  Liu, Fu Guo Robert ^a   Miyamoto, Michael M ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Congruence; Eutherian mammals; Gene sequences; Morphology; Phylogeny.

Indexed keywords

AMBLYSOMUS; ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; CETARTIODACTYLA; DERMOPTERA; EUTHERIA; HYRACOIDEA; LAGOMORPHA; MACROSCELIDEA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCANDENTIA; SIRENIA; TUBULIDENTATA;

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; BASE SEQUENCE; CETACEA; MAMMALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0033084948     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351599260436     Document Type: Article

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