Phylogenetic relationships and the temporal context for the diversification of African characins of the family Alestidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes): Evidence from DNA sequence data

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 385-397

  Arroyave, Jairo ^a,b   Stiassny, Melanie L J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alestidae; Biogeography; Divergence time estimation; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHARACIFORMES; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHARACIFORMES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALESTIDAE; CHALCEUS; CHARACIFORMES; MYA; OSTARIOPHYSI;

EID: 79959630925     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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