Pattern and timing of diversification of the mammalian order Carnivora inferred from multiple nuclear gene sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-63

  Eizirik, Eduardo ^a,b,c   Murphy, William J ^d   Koepfli, Klaus Peter ^e   Johnson, Warren E ^b   Dragoo, Jerry W ^f   Wayne, Robert K ^e   O'Brien, Stephen J ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Instituto Pro Carnivoros   (Brazil)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

BEAST; Carnivores; Divtime; Mammals; Molecular dating; Nuclear markers; Supermatrix

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953128894     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.033     Document Type: Article

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