Molecular systematics of the genus Sigmodon: Results from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-220

  Henson, Dallas D ^a   Bradley, Robert D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLADISTICS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN; RODENT; TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY;

SIGMODON;

EID: 65349150691     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-005     Document Type: Article

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