The origin and evolution of seahorses (genus Hippocampus): A phylogenetic study using the cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial DNA

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-272

  Casey, Stephen P ^a,d   Hall, Heather J ^b   Stanley, Helen F ^a   Vincent, Amanda C J ^c,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b London Zoo   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0842287978     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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