Phylogenetic utility of nuclear introns in interfamilial relationships of caniformia (order carnivora)

Systematic Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-187

  Yu, Li ^a,b   Luan, Peng Tao ^a,b   Jin, Wei ^a,b   Ryder, Oliver A ^c   Chemnick, Leona G ^c   Davis, Heidi A ^c   Zhang, Ya Ping ^b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caniformia; intraindividual allele heterozygotes; intron; phylogeny; transposable elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTRON; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; CELL NUCLEUS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY;

AILURIDAE; CANIDAE; CANIFORMIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; PROCYONIDAE; URSIDAE;

EID: 79951575051     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syq090     Document Type: Article

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