Molecular phylogenetics of the bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Marks, Ben D ^a   Weckstein, Jason D ^b   Moyle, Robert G ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c Biodiversity Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee eater; Meropidae; Meropogon; Merops; Nyctiornis; Systematics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

APOIDEA; AVES; MEROPIDAE; MEROPOGON; MEROPS;

EID: 34548512498     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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