Phylogeny and evolution of the Echiniscidae (Echiniscoidea, Tardigrada) - an investigation of the congruence between molecules and morphology

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 6-16

  Jørgensen, Aslak ^a   Møbjerg, Nadja ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Department of Biology ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

18S; 28S; Bayesian inference; COI; Data congruence; Maximum likelihood; Maximum parsimony; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; LICHEN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MOSS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SUBSTRATE;

ARTHROTARDIGRADA; BATILLIPES; BRYOPHYTA; ECHINISCIDAE; ECHINISCOIDEA; ECHINISCOIDES; ECHINISCUS; FLORARCTUS; MOPSECHINISCUS; OREELLA; PARECHINISCUS; PSEUDECHINISCUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 79955043236     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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