Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the Perissodactyla

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1289-1303

  Steiner, Cynthia C ^a   Ryder, Oliver A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Horses; Mitochondrial genes; Nuclear genes; Rhinoceroses; Species tree; Tapirs

Indexed keywords

CERATOMORPHA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; HIPPOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; MYA; PERISSODACTYLA; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS; RHINOCEROTIDAE; TAPIRIDAE;

EID: 82255163134     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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