DNA-sequence data from the mitochondrial genome are being used with increasing
frequency to estimate phylogenetic relationships among animal taxa. The advantage to …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences have been aligned and compared in a number of living
organisms, and this approach has provided a wealth of information about phylogenetic …

Pronghorn antelope are the fastest runners in North America, clocked at speeds of up to 100
kilometers per hour. Yet none of their current predators can come close to running this fast …

This paper presents the first complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships among all
197 species of extant and recently extinct ruminants combining morphological, ethological …

Mammalian phylogeny: shaking the tree Page 1 REVIEW ARTICLE Mammalian phylogeny:
shaking the tree Michael J, Novacek Recent palaeontological discoveries and the …

A data set of complete mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rDNA sequences is presented
here for 17 representatives of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, together with potential outgroups …

Systematic relationships of cervids have been controversial for decades. Despite new input
from molecular systematics, consensus could only be partially reached. The initial, gross …

Insertion analysis of short and long interspersed elements is a powerful method for
phylogenetic inference. In a previous study of short interspersed element data, it was found …

We present phylogenetic analyses of both molecular and morphological data for the 23
major lineages of living turtles and seven key fossil taxa. Nearly 1 kilobase of cytochrome b …

The ruminants constitute the largest group of ungulates, with> 190 species, and its
distribution is widespread throughout all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Six …