Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution

Sibley, C.G.; Ahlquist, J.E.

ISBN 10: 0300040857 ISBN 13: 9780300040852

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Ct, 1990

Language: English

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Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution

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Yale University Press, New Haven, Ct

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

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0300040857

ISBN 13

9780300040852

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Hardcover

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Presents the results of thousands of comparisons of the DNAs of about 1,700 species of birds, representing all of the major groups of living birds. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technique is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between different species. The authors received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal in 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences for their work on this book. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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