Mitogenomics does not resolve deep molluscan relationships (yet?)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 376-392

  Stoger I ^a   Schrodl M ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b GeoBio Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genome arrangement; Mitochondrial genome; Mollusca; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; DOCOGLOSSA; GASTROPODA; HETEROBRANCHIA; LOPHOTROCHOZOA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA; SCAPHOPODA;

EID: 84883454674     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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