Phylogenetic analysis of molecular and morphological data highlights uncertainty in the relationships of fossil and living species of Elopomorpha (Actinopterygii: Teleostei)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 205-218

  Dornburg, Alex ^a   Friedman, Matt ^b   Near, Thomas J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Eels; Fossil tip dating; Gissu; Tarpon

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; ALBULA; ALBULIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; ELOPOMORPHA; MEGALOPIDAE; NOTACANTHIFORMES; PISCES; PTEROTHRISSUS; TELEOSTEI;

FISH PROTEIN;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; CALIBRATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; EEL; FISH; FOSSIL; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TIME; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CALIBRATION; CELL NUCLEUS; EELS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FISH PROTEINS; FISHES; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84929072299     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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