Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling

Background With nearly 1,100 species, the fish family Characidae represents more than half of the species of Characiformes, and is a key component of Neotropical freshwater ecosystems. The composition, phylogeny, and classification of Characidae is currently uncertain, despite significant efforts ba...

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Published in:	BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 275
Main Authors:	Oliveira, Claudio, Avelino, Gleisy S, Abe, Kelly T, Mariguela, Tatiane C, Benine, Ricardo C, Ortí, Guillermo, Vari, Richard P, Corrêa e Castro, Ricardo M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 26.09.2011 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Animals Base Sequence Bayes Theorem Biomedical and Life Sciences Characidae - classification Characidae - genetics DNA Primers - genetics Entomology Evolutionary Biology Genetics and Population Dynamics Life Sciences Likelihood Functions Models, Genetic Molecular Sequence Data Phylogenetics and phylogeography Phylogeny Physiological aspects Polymerase chain reaction Research Article Sequence Alignment Sequence Analysis, DNA Teleostei Brazil Maximum Parsimony Analysis Sister Group Relationship Monophyletic Lineage Monophyletic Group Sister Group
ISSN:	1471-2148, 1471-2148
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