Mitochondrial genomes reveal an explosive radiation of extinct and extant bears near the Miocene-Pliocene boundary

Mitochondrial genomes reveal an explosive radiation of extinct and extant bears near the Miocene-Pliocene boundary

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite being one of the most studied families within the Carnivora, the phylogenetic relationships among the members of the bear family (Ursidae) have long remained unclear. Widely divergent topologies have been suggested based on v...

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Main Authors: Rabeder Gernot, O'Brien Stephen J, Bray Sarah CE, Briggs Adrian W, Dear Paul H, Spriggs Helen, Soibelzon Leopoldo, Stiller Mathias, Kolokotronis Sergios-Orestis, Malaspinas Anna-Sapfo, Noçon Aline, Unger Tina, Krause Johannes, Matheus Paul, Cooper Alan, Slatkin Montgomery, Pääbo Svante, Hofreiter Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/220

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