Molecular systematics of the South American caviomorph rodents: Relationships among species and genera in the family Octodontidae

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 476-489

  Honeycutt, Rodney L ^a   Rowe, Diane L ^a   Gallardo, Milton H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; Caviomorph rodents; Growth hormone; Molecular clocks; Molecular phylogeny; Octodontidae

Indexed keywords

ABROCOMIDAE; ACONAEMYS; ARGENTINA (FISH); CAVIOMORPHA; CTENOMYIDAE; ECHIMYIDAE; HYSTRICOGNATHI; MYOCASTORIDAE; OCTODON; OCTODONTIDAE; OCTODONTOMYS; OCTOMYS; RODENTIA; SPALACOPUS; TYMPANOCTOMYS;

EID: 0037356569     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00368-8     Document Type: Article

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