Molecular systematics of the African electric fishes (Mormyroidea: Teleostei) and a model for the evolution of their electric organs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 665-683

  Sullivan, John P ^a   Lavoué, Sébastien ^a,b   Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

12S and 16S rDNA; Cytochrome b; Electric fish; Electric organ; Mormyrid; Phylogeny; RAG2; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S; V(D)J RECOMBINATION ACTIVATING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; GYMNARCHIDAE; MORMYRIDAE; MORMYROIDEA; MYOMYRUS; ORYZA SATIVA; PETROCEPHALUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034143979     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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