Phylogeny and molecular evolution of Tetraogallus in China

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 507-518

  Luzhang, Ruan ^a   Lixun, Zhang ^a   Longying, Wen ^a   Qingwei, Sun ^b   Naifa, Liu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Dark bellied group; Genetic distance; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; White bellied group

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; AVIAN GENETICS; BIRD; CHINA; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLACIER; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TETRAOGALLUS ALTAICUS; TETRAOGALLUS HIMALAYENSIS; TETRAOGALLUS TIBETANUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEATHERS; GALLIFORMES; ICE COVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NATURAL HISTORY; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; TIBET; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; TETRAOGALLUS; TETRAOGALLUS ALTAICUS; TETRAOGALLUS HIMALAYENSIS; TETRAOGALLUS TIBETANUS;

EID: 28844489865     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-005-8167-y     Document Type: Article

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