Molecular resolution of the systematics of a problematic group of fishes (Teleostei: Osmeridae) and evidence for morphological homoplasy

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-178

  Ilves, Katriina L ^a   Taylor, Eric B ^a  

^a Native Fishes Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homoplasy; Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA; Osmeridae; Plecoglossidae; Salangidae; Smelt; Systematics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; OSMERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; OSMERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY;

OSMERIDAE; PISCES; PLECOGLOSSUS ALTIVELIS; SALANGINI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 57649184757     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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