Hidden morphological support for the phylogenetic placement of Pseudoryx nghetinhensis with bovine bovids: A combined analysis of gross anatomical evidence and DNA sequences from five genes

Systematic Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 515-538

  Gatesy, John ^a,b,c   Arctander, Peter ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovidae; Hidden support; Pseudoryx; Saola; Vu Quang

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE; ARTIODACTYLA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; BOVINAE; BOVINI; BUBALUS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRINAE; OVIS ARIES; PANTHOLOPS; PSEUDORYX; PSEUDORYX NGHETINHENSIS;

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVIDS; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; GENES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANTS;

EID: 0034350320     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635159950127376     Document Type: Article

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