Molecular phylogeny of Tardigrada - Investigation of the monophyly of Heterotardigrada

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 666-670

  Jørgensen, Aslak ^a   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^b  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY;

HETEROTARDIGRADA; INVERTEBRATA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 3042551480     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.017     Document Type: Article

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