Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the lorisidae using morphological, molecular, and geological data

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-480

  Masters, Judith C ^a,b   Anthony, N M ^c   De Wit, M J ^d   Mitchell, A ^e  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Craniodental morphology; Phylogeny; Ribosomal mtDNA; Strepsirrhines

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; LORISIDAE; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 22544446443     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20149     Document Type: Article

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