Molecular systematics and global phylogeography of angel sharks (genus Squatina)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Stelbrink, Björn ^a   von Rintelen, Thomas ^a   Cliff, Geremy ^b   Kriwet, Jürgen ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dispersal; Molecular clock; Squatinidae; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHARK;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHARKS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SQUATINA; SQUATINA CALIFORNICA; SQUATINA DUMERIL; SQUATINIDAE;

EID: 73349134015     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.029     Document Type: Article

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