Phylogeny, diversity, and classification of the Accipitridae based on DNA sequences of the RAG-1 exon

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 587-602

  Griffiths, Carole S ^a,b   Barrowclough, George F ^b   Groth, Jeff G ^b   Mertz, Lisa A ^b,c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; COMMON ANCESTRY; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RAPTOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; MAMMALIA; PANDION HALIAETUS; RAPTORES; SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS;

EID: 34548562344     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03971.x     Document Type: Article

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