The phylogenetic relationships of cynopterine fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Cynopterinae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 772-783

  Almeida, Francisca C ^a   Giannini, Norberto P ^a,b   DeSalle, Rob ^a   Simmons, Nancy B ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cynopterinae; Megaerops; Molecular phylogeny; Pteropodidae; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; MEGAEROPS; PTEROPODIDAE;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHIROPTERA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEOGRAPHY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 74949089250     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.035     Document Type: Article

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