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Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2017
Fabre Pierre-Henri, Upham Nathan S, Emmons Louise H, Justy Fabienne, Leite Yuri L R, Carolina Loss Ana, Orlando Ludovic, Tilak Marie-Ka, Patterson Bruce D, Douzery Emmanuel J P
Abstract excerpt
Echimyidae is one of the most speciose and ecologically diverse rodent families in the world, occupying a wide range of habitats in the Neotropics. However, a resolved phylogeny at the genus-level is still lacking for these 22 genera of South American spiny rats, including the coypu (Myocastorinae), and 5 genera of West Indian hutias (Capromyidae) relatives. Here, we used Illumina shotgun sequencing to assemble...
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