Phylogenetic relationships of mormyrid electric fishes (Mormyridae; Teleostei) inferred from cytochrome b sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Lavoué, Sébastien ^a,b   Bigorne, Rémy ^c   Lecointre, Guillaume ^a   Agnèse, Jean François ^b,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Electric fish; Electric organ; Mormyridae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CYTOCHROME B; ELECTRIC FISH; MONOPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHYLY;

BRIENOMYRUS; MARCUSENIUS; PETROCEPHALUS; POLLIMYRUS;

EID: 0033948983     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0687     Document Type: Article

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