Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Mustela (Mustelidae, Carnivora), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: New perspectives on phylogenetic status of the back-striped weasel and American mink

Mammal Study

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Kurose, Naoko ^a   Abramov, Alexei V ^b   Masuda, Ryuichi ^c  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; American mink; Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny; Mustela; Mustela strigidorsa

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA ITATSI; MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELA SIBIRICA; MUSTELA STRIGIDORSA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 43449094358     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160(2008)33[25:MPATOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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