Search for dissertations about: "Eutheria"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word Eutheria.

  2. 1. Molecular Phylogenetics of Mammals

    Author : Morgan Kullberg; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Genetics; EST; divergence times; phylogenomics; phylogenetic reconstruction; Mammals; Eutheria; cytogenetics; Genetik; cytogenetik;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the phylogenetic relationships of the Mammalia have been studied at various levels. Different sources of genetic information have been evaluated and used as phylogenetic markers. These include the well-known mitochondrial genome, cDNA from housekeeping genes and expressed sequence tags from nuclear genes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Mammalian Molecular Systematics with Emphasis on the Insectivore Order Lipotyphla

    Author : Suzette Kay Mouchaty; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; rate heterogeneity; Thryonomys; Hystricognathi; Rodentia; Afrotheria; Echinops; Tenrecidae; Erinaceus; Erinaceidae; Chiroptera; Sorex; Soricidae; Talpa; Talpidae; Lipotyphla; Mammalia; mitochondrial DNA; molecular systematics; phylogeny; Genetics; cytogenetics; Genetik; cytogenetik;

    Abstract : Insectivore classification has been one of the most controversial problems in mammalian systematics. Evolutionary relationships among the six extant families, Talpidae (moles), Soricidae (shrews), Erinaceidae (hedgehogs), Tenrecidae (tenrecs), Chryosochloridae (golden moles), and Solenodontidae (solenodons), have remained uncertain based on morphological data. READ MORE