Molecular phylogenetic insights into the evolution of octocorallia: A review

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-410

  McFadden, Catherine S ^a   Sánchez, Juan A ^b   France, Scott C ^c  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; GORGONACEA; PENNATULACEA;

EID: 77956296227     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icq056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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