Tree-kangaroos Dendrolagus in Australia: Are D. lumholtzi and D. bennettianus sister taxa?

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Bowyer, Jocelyn C ^a   Newell, Graeme R ^b   Metcalfe, Cushla J ^a   Eldridge, Mark B D ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Dendrolagus; DNA sequencing; Phylogeny; SSCP

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA;

DENDROLAGUS; DENDROLAGUS BENNETTIANUS; DENDROLAGUS DORIANUS; DENDROLAGUS GOODFELLOWI; DENDROLAGUS LUMHOLTZI; DENDROLAGUS MATSCHIEI; DENDROLAGUS SPADIX; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA;

EID: 0038008626     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2003.002     Document Type: Article

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