Characterization of the red knot (Calidris canutus) mitochondrial control region

Genome

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 565-572

  Buehler, Deborah M ^b   Baker, Allan J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aves; Calidris canutus; Charadriiformes; D loop; Evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER, GLU; RNA, TRANSFER, PHE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARENARIA (AVES); AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CHARADRIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0141674714     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g03-034     Document Type: Article

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