Convergent evolution of strigiform and caprimulgiform dark-activity is supported by phylogenetic analysis using the arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (Aanat) gene

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 908-921

  Fidler, Andrew E ^a,b   Kuhn, Sylvia ^a   Gwinner, Eberhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avian; Caprimulgiformes; Circadian; Crepuscular; Evolution; Falconiformes; Nocturnal; Strigiformes

Indexed keywords

ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FALCONIFORMES; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OWL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BIRDS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DARKNESS; DNA; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FALCONIFORMES; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STRIGIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

APTERYGIFORMES; AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; CAPRIMULGIFORMES; CICONIIFORMES; FALCONIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 7444269014     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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