A molecular phylogeny of African kestrels with reference to divergence across the Indian Ocean

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 267-277

  Groombridge, Jim J ^a   Jones, Carl G ^b   Bayes, Michelle K ^a   Van Zyl, Anthony J ^c   Carrillo, José ^d   Nichols, Richard A ^e   Bruford, Michael W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; FALCO ARAEA; GALLIFORMES;

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RAPTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; RAPTORS;

EID: 0036428527     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00254-3     Document Type: Article

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