Molecular phylogeny of elopomorph fishes inferred from mitochondrial 125 ribosomal RNA sequences

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-241

  Wang, Chien Hsun ^b   Kuo, Chien Hsein ^b   Mok, Hin Kiu ^b   Lee, Sin Che ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBULA; ANGUILLIFORMES; CLUPEOMORPHA; CONGROIDEI; ELOPOMORPHA; ELOPS; MEGALOPS; MEGALOPS ATLANTICUS; NOTACANTHUS; PISCES; SACCOPHARYNGIFORMES;

EID: 0038221029     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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