More taxa, more characters: The hoatzin problem is still unresolved

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1484-1498

  Sorenson, Michael D ^b   Oneal, Elen ^b   García Moreno, Jaime ^a   Mindell, David P ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anseriformes; Avian systematics; Galliformes; Galloanserae; Neoaves; Opisthocomus hoazin

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLADISTICS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORDO; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANHIMIDAE; ANSER SP.; ANSERANAS; ANSERANAS SEMIPALMATA; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; CUCULIDAE; CUCULIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; MEGAPODIIDAE; MUSOPHAGIFORMES; NEOGNATHAE; OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN; PALAEOGNATHAE;

EID: 0041334091     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg157     Document Type: Article

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