Next generation sequencing and analysis of a conserved transcriptome of New Zealand's kiwi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kiwi is a highly distinctive, flightless and endangered ratite bird endemic to New Zealand. To understand the patterns of molecular evolution of the nuclear protein-coding genes in brown kiwi (<it>Apteryx australis mantelli<...

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Main Authors: Huynen Leon, Subramanian Sankar, Millar Craig D, Lambert David M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/387