New nuclear evidence for the oldest divergence among neognath birds: The phylogenetic utility of ZENK (i)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-151

  Chubb, Alison L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; NEOGNATHAE; TINAMIFORMES;

EID: 0347093479     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00159-3     Document Type: Article

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