Phylogenetic position of the genus Tetraophasis (Aves, Galliformes, Phasianidae) as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear sequences

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 626-637

  Meng, Yang ^a   Dai, Bo ^a   Ran, Jianghong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Yue, Bisong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Galliformes; Mitochondrial DNA; Ovomucoid intron G; Partridge; Phylogenetic relationship; Tetraophasis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GAMEBIRD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; ITHAGINIS; LOPHOPHORUS; PERDIX; PHASIANIDAE; PUCRASIA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; TETRAOPHASIS;

EID: 47249104707     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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