Evolutionary and biogeographic history of weasel-like carnivorans (Musteloidea)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 745-757

  Sato, Jun J ^a   Wolsan, Mieczyslaw ^b   Prevosti, Francisco J ^c   D'Elía, Guillermo ^d   Begg, Colleen ^e   Begg, Keith ^e   Hosoda, Tetsuji ^f   Campbell, Kevin L ^g   Suzuki, Hitoshi ^h  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e Taikyu High School ^*  (South Africa)

^f Taikyu High School   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^h HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Carnivora; Divergence times; Evolution; Mustelidae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AILURIDAE; CARNIVORA; GALICTIS; GULO; ICTONYX; ICTONYX LIBYCA; LUTRINAE; LYNCODON; LYNCODON PATAGONICUS; MARTES; MARTES PENNANTI; MELINAE; MELLIVORINAE; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; POECILOGALE; PROCYONIDAE; TAXIDIINAE; VORMELA;

EID: 84863394493     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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