Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Gerbillus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae): Implications for systematics, taxonomy and chromosomal evolution

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-518

  Abiadh, Awatef ^a   Chetoui, M'barek ^a   Lamine Cheniti, Taher ^a   Capanna, Ernesto ^b   Colangelo, Paolo ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomal evolution; Cytochrome b; Gerbillus; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS; GERBILLUS CAMPESTRIS; GERBILLUS GERBILLUS; GERBILLUS LATASTEI; GERBILLUS NANUS; GERBILLUS NIGERIAE; GERBILLUS SIMONI; GERBILLUS TARABULI; MAMMALIA; NANUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953139860     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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