Ecdysozoa versus Articulata: Clades, artifacts, prejudices

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-163

  Zrzavy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Articulata; Ecdysozoa; Lophotrochozoa; Noise; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOME DNA;

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ANNELIDA; ECDYSOZOA; LOPHOTROCHOZOA; PANARTHROPODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034810475     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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