A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
2015/10/01 by Richard O. Prum, Jacob S. Berv, Alex Dornburg +4 · 81 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
paper · doi:10.1038/nature15697
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