Molecular phylogeny of the lemur family Cheirogaleidae (primates) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-56

  Pastorini, Jennifer ^a,b   Martin, Robert D ^a   Ehresmann, Petra ^c   Zimmermann, Elke ^c   Forstner, Michael R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allocebus; Cheirogaleidae; Cheirogaleus; Lemurs; Microcebus; Mirza; Mitochondrial DNA; ND3 gene; ND4 gene; ND4L gene; Phylogeny; Primates; Sequencing; tRNA genes

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALLOCEBUS; ALLOCEBUS TRICHOTIS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; CHEIROGALEUS; CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; MICROCEBUS RAVELOBENSIS; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; MIRZA; MIRZA COQUERELI; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034782553     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0904     Document Type: Article

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