Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA and the mitochondrial genomes of the wombat, Vombatus ursinus, and the spiny anteater, Tachyglossus aculeatus: Increased support for the Marsupionta hypothesis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-80

  Janke, Axel ^a   Magnell, Ola ^a   Wieczorek, Georg ^a   Westerman, Michael ^b   Arnason, Ulfur ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Marsupionta; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetics; Spiny anteater; Theria; Wombat

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANTEATER; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; MARSUPIAL; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

ANAS SP.; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; SPINY; TACHYGLOSSIDAE; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS; THERIA; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 0036133006     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0019-8     Document Type: Article

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