Bayesian inference of cetacean phylogeny based on mitochondrial genomes

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 811-818

  Yang, Xiao Guang ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Cetacea; Cetacean phylogeny; Mitochondrial genomes; Mysticeti; Odontoceti

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MYSTICETI; ODONTOCETI; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 70349733063     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0121-8     Document Type: Article

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