Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Determining an absolute timescale for avian evolutionary history has proven contentious. The two sources of information available, paleontological data and inference from extant molecular genetic sequences (colloquially, 'rocks&...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/6 |