A glimpse on the pattern of rodent diversification: a phylogenetic approach

• Published in: BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 88
• Main Authors: Fabre, Pierre-Henri, Hautier, Lionel, Dimitrov, Dimitar, P Douzery, Emmanuel J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 14.06.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptive radiation; Analysis; Animals; Caviomorpha; Cell Nucleus - genetics; Cricetidae; Diversification; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Endangered & extinct species; Estimates; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary biology; Fossils; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; Genetics; Guinea Pigs; Mammalia; Mice; Muridae; Myomorpha; Paleogene; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Physiological aspects; Radiation; Rodentia; Rodentia - classification; Rodentia - genetics; Rodents; Speciation; Species Specificity; Studies; Topology; Trees; Zoology; Denmark; France; United Kingdom

Development of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology and resulted in an unprecedented expansion of our knowledge about the tree of life. These methods have helped to shed light on th...