Actin 5C, a promising nuclear gene for spider phylogenetics

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 377-382

  Vink, Cor J ^a   Hedin, Marshal ^a   Bodner, Melissa R ^b   Maddison, Wayne P ^b   Hayashi, Cheryl Y ^c   Garb, Jessica E ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPIDER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; PHYLOGENY; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE;

EID: 44949130630     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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