Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

Casey W. Dunn; Andreas Hejnol; David Q. Matus; Kevin Pang; William E. Browne; Stephen A. Smith; Elaine C. Seaver; Greg W. Rouse; Matthias Obst; Gregory D. Edgecombe; Martin V. Sørensen; Steven H. D. Haddock; Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa; Akiko Okusu; Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen; Ward C. Wheeler; Mark Q. Martindale; Gonzalo Giribet

doi:10.1038/nature06614

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BiologyCladePhylumMonophylyEvolutionary biologyPhylogenomicsSister groupBilateriaTree of life (biology)AnnelidPhylogeneticsZoologyGeneGenetics

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 452
Issue: 7188
Pages: 745-749
Citations: 1925
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                                    Casey W. Dunn, 
                                
                                    Andreas Hejnol, 
                                
                                    David Q. Matus
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life. 
                            Nature
                            , 452
                            (7188)
                            , 745-749.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06614
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature06614