Phylogeny and evolutionary origins of the Leporidae: A review of cytogenetics, molecular analyses and a supermatrix analysis

Mammal Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 231-247

  Robinson, T J ^a   Matthee, C A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; DNA sequences; Evolutionary relationships; Hares; Lagomorpha; Rabbits; Supermatrix, systematics

Indexed keywords

CYTOGENETICS; LAGOMORPH; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

BRACHYLAGUS; BUNOLAGUS; CAPROLAGUS; LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE; LEPUS; NESOLAGUS; ORYCTOLAGUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PENTALAGUS; POELAGUS; PRONOLAGUS; ROMEROLAGUS; SYLVILAGUS;

EID: 33744815936     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2005.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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