Divergence dates for Malagasy lemurs estimated from multiple gene loci: Geological and evolutionary context

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 757-773

  Yoder, Anne D ^a   Yang, Ziheng ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes method; Combined data analysis; Divergence times; Madagascar; Molecular clock; Primates

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MADAGASCAR; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EULEMUR; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MICROCEBUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 1642363902     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2004.02106.x     Document Type: Article

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