Arthropod phylogeny revisited, with a focus on crustacean relationships

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 88-110

  Koenemann, Stefan ^a   Jenner, Ronald A ^b   Hoenemann, Mario ^a   Stemme, Torben ^a   von Reumont, Björn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA 16S; DNA 18S;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; DNA DETERMINATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BAYES THEOREM; CRUSTACEA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MALACOSTRACA; MANDIBULATA; MAXILLOPODA; MYRIAPODA; ONYCHOPHORA; PANCRUSTACEA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 77950557579     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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