Evolutionary relationships and divergence times among the native rats of Australia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The genus <it>Rattus </it>is highly speciose and has a complex taxonomy that is not fully resolved. As shown previously there are two major groups within the genus, an Asian and an Australo-Papuan group. This study focuse...

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Main Authors: Matisoo-Smith Elizabeth, McComish Bennet J, Phillips Matthew J, McLenachan Patricia A, Robins Judith H, Ross Howard A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/375