Molecular phylogenetics of soricid shrews (Mammalia) based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences: With special reference to the Soricinae

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-191

  Ohdachi, S D ^a   Hasegawa, M ^b   Iwasa, M A ^c   Vogel, P ^d   Oshida, T ^e   Lin, L K ^f   Abe, H ^g  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Crocidurinae; Phylogeny; Shrew; Soricinae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

ANOUROSOREX; BLARINELLA; CHIMARROGALE; CHIMARROGALE HIMALAYICA; CROCIDURA ATTENUATA; CROCIDURINAE; EPISORICULUS; MAMMALIA; NEOMYS; NOTIOSOREX CRAWFORDI; SOREX PALUSTRIS; SORICIDAE; SORICINAE;

EID: 33747340842     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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