Phylogeny and temporal diversification of Calomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): Implications for the biogeography of an endemic genus of the open/dry biomes of South America

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 449-466

  Almeida, Francisca C ^a,b   Bonvicino, Cibele R ^c,d   Cordeiro Estrela, Pedro ^e  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Caatinga; Calomys; Cerrado; Cytochrome b; Molecular clock; Molecular phylogeny; Phyllotini; Sigmodontinae; South America

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CYTOCHROMES B; GENETIC SPECIATION; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AMERICA; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CALOMYS; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 33750975401     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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