Molecular evidence for evolution of piscivory in Noctilio (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 748-759

  Lewis Oritt, N ^a   Van Den Bussche, R A ^a   Baker, R J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Cytochrome b gene; Molecular phylogeny; Noctilio; Piscivory; Recombination activating gene 2

Indexed keywords

BASE PAIRING; CYTOCHROME B; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTRAGENERIC RELATIONSHIP; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MITOCHONDRION; PISCIVORY;

BAT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PISCIVORY;

CHIROPTERA; LEPORINUS; MAMMALIA; NOCTILIO; NOCTILIO ALBIVENTRIS; NOCTILIO LEPORINUS; NOCTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0034862754     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0748:MEFEOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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