Phylogeny of muroid rodents: Relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 256-276

  Jansa, Sharon A ^a   Weksler, Marcelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; IRBP; Murid rodents; Murinae; Muroidea; Nesomyinae; Phylogeny; Sigmodontinae

Indexed keywords

ARVICOLINAE; CALOMYSCINAE; CRICETINAE; CRICETOMYINAE; GERBILLINAE; LOPHIOMYINAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MURINAE; MYOSPALACINAE; MYSTROMYINAE; NESOMYINAE; OTOMYINAE; PETROMYSCINAE; PLATACANTHOMYINAE; RHIZOMYINAE; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE; SPALACINAE;

EID: 1642506095     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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