Evolution of Bivalvia: Multi-level phylogenetic and phylogenomic reconstructions within Bivalvia (Mollusca) with emphasis on resolving familial relationships within Archiheterodonta (Bivalvia: Heterodonta).

Description

With an estimated 8,000-20,000 species, bivalves represent the second largest living class of molluscs (Bieler et al. 2013). Revived interest in molluscan phylogeny has resulted in a torrent of molecular sequence data from phylogenetic, mitogenomic, and phylogenomic studies. Despite recent progress, basal relationships of the class Bivalvia remain contentious, owing to conflicting hypotheses often between morphology and molecules.

Links & Downloads

1. Gonzalez, Vanessa Liz. 2013. Evolution of Bivalvia: Multi-level phylogenetic and phylogenomic reconstructions within Bivalvia (Mollusca) with emphasis on resolving familial relationships within Archiheterodonta (Bivalvia: Heterodonta).. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.
2. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11172
3. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11169800

Tags

Biology

Evolution & development

Zoology

Archiheterodonta

Bivalvia

Phylogenomics

Phylogeny

Systematics

Taxonomy

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:harvard.edu/oai:dash.harvard.edu:1/11169800
Date	10 October 2014
Creators	Gonzalez, Vanessa Liz
Contributors	Giribet, Gonzalo
Publisher	Harvard University
Source Sets	Harvard University
Language	en_US
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis or Dissertation
Rights	open