The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), phylogenetic relationships of Proboscidea to other mammals, and D-loop heteroplasmy

Zoology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 184-195

  Häuf, Jörg ^a   Waddell, Peter J ^c   Chalwatzis, Nicolas ^a   Joger, Ulrich ^b   Zimmermann, Friedrich K ^a  

^a Scientific Research and Development GmbH   (Germany)

^b Hessisches Landesmuseum   (Germany)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Heteroplasmy; Mammal phytogeny; MtDNA; Proboscidea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041125850     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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