Albumin and mitochondrial DNA evolution: Phylogenetic implications for colubrine snakes (colubridae: colubrinae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-259

  Lopez, T J ^a,b   Maxson, L R ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBER; COLUBER CONSTRICTOR; COLUBRIDAE; COLUBRINAE; MASTICOPHIS; NEARCTIC; SERPENTES;

EID: 0000917424     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853896X00423     Document Type: Article

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