Phylogenetic utility of the first two introns of the S7 ribosomal protein gene in African electric fishes (Mormyroidea: Teleostei) and congruence with other molecular markers

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-292

  Lavoué, Sébastien ^a,b   Sullivan, John P ^a   Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Electric fishes; ILD; Molecular evolution; PBS; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE; PHYLOGENETICS;

BRACHYISTIUS; BRIENOMYRUS BRACHYISTIUS; GYMNARCHIDAE; GYMNARCHUS NILOTICUS; HIPPOPOTAMYRUS PICTUS; ISICHTHYS HENRYI; MARCUSENIUS SENEGALENSIS; MORMYRIDAE; MORMYROIDEA; MORMYRUS; MYOMYRUS MACROPS; PETROCEPHALUS BOVEI; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037316641     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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