Phylogeny of long-tailed tits and allies inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers (Aves: Passeriformes, Aegithalidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 952-967

  Päckert, Martin ^a   Martens, Jochen ^b   Sun, Yue Hua ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aegithalos; Cytochrome b; Himalayas; Molecular clock; Nuclear markers; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHINA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; MODELS, GENETIC; NORTH AMERICA; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS; AVES; LEPTOPOECILE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PSALTRIPARUS;

EID: 77953133601     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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