Tempo and mode of evolution revealed from molecular phylogenies

S Nee; A O Mooers; P H Harvey

doi:10.1073/pnas.89.17.8322

Tempo and mode of evolution revealed from molecular phylogenies

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Sep 1;89(17):8322-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.17.8322.

Authors

S Nee¹, A O Mooers, P H Harvey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Abstract

The analysis of the tempo and mode of evolution has a strong tradition in paleontology. Recent advances in molecular phylogenetic reconstruction make it possible to complement this work by using data from extant species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution*
Birds / genetics*
Body Weight
Phylogeny*