Molecular systematics of the genus Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-58

  Redondo, Rodrigo A F ^a   Brina, Letícia P S ^a   Silva, Ricardo F ^a   Ditchfield, Albert D ^b   Santos, Fabrício R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artibeus; Bats; Chiroptera; Molecular taxonomy; Phylogenetics; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CHIROPTERA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SPECIATION; HAPLOTYPES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARTIBEUS; ARTIBEUS CONCOLOR; ARTIBEUS INTERMEDIUS; ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 52049084780     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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