Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adaptive radiation, the evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity from a common ancestor, is a central concept in evolutionary biology and characterizes the evolutionary histories of many groups of organisms. One such group is...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/10 |