Molecular Systematics of Marsupials Based on the rRNA 12S Mitochondrial Gene: The Phylogeny of Didelphimorphia and of the Living Fossil Microbiotheriid Dromiciops gliroides Thomas

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-535

  Palma, R Eduardo ^a   Spotorno, Angel E ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INSECTIVORA; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OPOSSUM; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; GENETICS, POPULATION; INSECTIVORA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MARSUPIALIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPOSSUMS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033257728     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0678     Document Type: Article

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