Phylogenetic relationships of elephant-shrews (Afrotheria, Macroscelididae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-143

  Smit, H A ^a   Jansen van Vuuren, B ^a   O'Brien, P C M ^b   Ferguson Smith, M ^b   Yang, F ^c   Robinson, T J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macroscelidea; Molecular dating; Phylogeny; Sengi; Speciation; Supermatrix

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIALIST; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY;

AFRICA;

AFROTHERIA; ELEPHANTULUS; MACROSCELIDEA; MACROSCELIDES; MACROSCELIDIDAE; PETRODROMUS; RHYNCHOCYON; SORICIDAE;

EID: 79956107925     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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