RAG-1 sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships within Charadriiform birds

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 268-278

  Paton, Tara A ^a,b   Baker, Allan J ^a,b   Groth, Jeff G ^c   Barrowclough, George F ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadriiformes; Divergence time; Molecular phylogeny; RAG 1; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

ALCIDAE; AVES; CATHARACTA; CHARADRII; CHARADRIIFORMES; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GLAREOLIDAE; GRUIFORMES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; JACANIDAE; LARIDAE; LIBELLULIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE; TURNICIDAE;

EID: 1642322100     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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