Resolving the evolution of extant and extinct ruminants with high-throughput phylogenomics

The Pecorans (higher ruminants) are believed to have rapidly speciated in the Mid-Eocene, resulting in five distinct extant families: Antilocapridae, Giraffidae, Moschidae, Cervidae, and Bovidae. Due to the rapid radiation, the Pecoran phylogeny has proven difficult to resolve, and 11 of the 15 poss...

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Main Authors:	Decker, J., Pires, J.C., Conant, G.C., McKay, S.D., Heaton, M.P., Chen, K., Cooper, A., Vilkki, J., Seabury, C.M., Caetano, A.R., Johnson, G.S., Brenneman, R.A., Hanotte, Olivier H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	National Academy of Sciences 2009
Subjects:	cattle animal breeding
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1446