A nuclear DNA phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of echolocation and historical biogeography of extant bats (Chiroptera)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1869-1886

  Eick, Geeta N ^a,b   Jacobs, David S ^a,c   Matthee, Conrad A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; DIVA; Extant bat; Laurasiatheria; Mammal; Molecular clock; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BAT; BAYES THEOREM; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HOMOPLASY; INTRON; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNAPOMORPHY; VICARIANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; CHIROPTERA; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 23944460316     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi180     Document Type: Article

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