The phylogenetic position of the Talpidae within eutheria based on analysis of complete mitochondrial sequences

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-67

  Mouchaty, Suzette K ^a   Gullberg, Anette ^a   Janke, Axel ^a   Arnason, Ulfur ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insectivore; Lipotyphla; Mitochondrial DNA; Mole; Phylogenetics; Talpa europaea

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BAT; CARNIVORA; CETACEA; GENOME; HEDGEHOG; INSECTIVORE; MARSUPIAL; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MITOCHONDRION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; UNGULATE;

ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; TALPA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0033979434     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026238     Document Type: Article

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