The mitochondrial genome of the sperm whale and a new molecular reference for estimating eutherian divergence dates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 569-578

  Arnason, Ulfur ^a   Gullberg, Anette ^a   Gretarsdottir, Solveig ^a   Ursing, Björn ^a   Janke, Axel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cetacea; Cetancodonta; Cetferungulata Cetartiodactyla; Molecular references; Mysticeti; Odontoceti; Sperm whale

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; FOSSIL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; WHALE;

ARTIODACTYLA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CETACEA; CETARTIODACTYLA; EUTHERIA; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; LAMA PACOS; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI; ODONTOCETI; OVIS ARIES; PHYSETER CATODON; SUIFORMES; SUINA; SUS SCROFA; TAYASSUIDAE; TYLOPODA;

EID: 0033937019     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010060     Document Type: Article

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