Evolutionary affinities of the enigmatic saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) in the context of the molecular phylogeny of Bovidae

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1422, 1999, Pages 893-900

  Hassanin, Alexandre ^a   Douzery, Emmanuel J P ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Bovidae; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear markers; Phylogeny; Pseudoryx; Saola

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME P450; DNA MARKER; LACTOFERRIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BUFFALO; CATTLE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

AEPYCEROS; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; ANTILOPINAE; BISON; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; BOVINI; BUBALUS; CEPHALOPHUS; CERVIDAE; DAMALISCUS; HIPPOTRAGUS; NEOTRAGUS; OREOTRAGUS; OVIS; PSEUDORYX; PSEUDORYX NGHETINHENSIS; SYNCERUS;

EID: 0033532249     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0720     Document Type: Article

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