Phylogenetic relationships among the Malagasy lemuriforms (Primates: Strepsirrhini) as indicated by mitochondrial sequence data from the 12S rRNA gene

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-103

  Delpero, M ^a   Masters, J C ^b,c   Cervella, P ^a   Crovella, S ^d   Ardito, G ^e   Rumpler, Y ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Madagascar; Maximum likelihood; Maximum parsimony; Neighbour joining; Radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035598760     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.2000.0283     Document Type: Article

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