Cytochrome b sequence analysis reveals differential molecular evolution in African mole-rats of the chromosomally hyperdiverse genus Fukomys (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zambezian region

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-157

  Van Daele, Paul A A G ^a   Verheyen, E ^b   Brunain, M ^a   Adriaens, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosome races; Cryptomys; Cytochrome b; Fukomys; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLE RAT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TIME; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; CYTOCHROMES B; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLE RATS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZAMBIA;

BATHYERGIDAE; CRYPTOMYS; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SPALAX GIGANTEUS;

EID: 34548539624     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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