Phylogenetic utility and evolution of indels: A study in neognathous birds

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 760-771

  Paśko, Łukasz ^a   Ericson, Per G P ^b   Elzanowski, Andrzej ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bird; Deletion; Genomics; Indel; Insertion; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHARADRIIFORMES; GENETICS; GENOMICS; INDEL MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CHARADRIIFORMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; INDEL MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; GRUIDAE; MAMMALIA; RALLIDAE; THERIA;

EID: 80055106834     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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