Phylogenetic relationships among quolls revisited: The mtDNA control region as a useful tool

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-22

  Firestone, Karen B ^a,b  

^a Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control region; Dasyurus; Evolution; Marsupials; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642515965     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009425815903     Document Type: Article

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