Intraordinal phylogenetics of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia) based on evidence from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 656-673

  Olson, Link E ^a,c   Sargis, Eric J ^b   Martin, Robert D ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; Ptilocercus; Scandentia; Secondary structure; Treeshrews; Tupaiidae

Indexed keywords

DENDROGALE; MAMMALIA; PTILOCERCUS; SCANDENTIA; TUPAIA; TUPAIIDAE; UROGALE;

EID: 18144410986     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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