Towards a molecular phylogeny of Mollusks: Bivalves' early evolution as revealed by mitochondrial genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 641-657

  Plazzi, Federico ^a   Passamonti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Bivalvia; Codon model; Penalized likelihood; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLLUSC; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOLLUSCA; PHYLOGENY;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 78049355057     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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