A molecular phylogeny of two extinct sloths

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 94-103

  Greenwood, Alex D ^a   Castresana, Jose ^a   Feldmaier Fuchs, Gertraud ^a   Pääbo, Svante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear insertion; Phylogeny; Sloth; Xenarthrans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CYTOCHROME B; EDENTATA; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOME DNA; SLOTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0035157067     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0860     Document Type: Article

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