A family matter: Conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1553-1561

  Miller Butterworth, Cassandra M ^a   Murphy, William J ^b   O'Brien, Stephen J ^c   Jacobs, David S ^d   Springer, Mark S ^e   Teeling, Emma C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Long fingered bats; Miniopterus; Molecular dating; Molossidae; Phylogeny; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BOOTSTRAPPING; FAMILIA; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MINIOPTERINAE; MINIOPTERUS; MOLOSSIDAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MINIOPTERINAE; MINIOPTERUS; MOLOSSIDAE; MYOTIS CAPACCINII; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 34547659887     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm076     Document Type: Article

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