Congruent avian phylogenies inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-37

  García Moreno, Jaime ^a,b   Sorenson, Michael D ^c   Mindell, David P ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian phylogeny; Ayes; C mos; mtDNA; Phylogeny congruence

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; C MOS GENE; CLADISTICS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FOWL; GENE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GALLIFORMES; PASSERI; TESTUDINES; TINAMIFORMES;

EID: 0041592748     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2443-9     Document Type: Article

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