Rare hybridization and introgression in smooth and palmate newts (Salamandridae: Trituvus vulgaris and T. helveticus)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 111-122

  Arntzen, J W ^a,b   De Wijer, P ^c   Jehle, R ^d   Smit, E ^c   Smit, J ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Hybridization; Introgression; Mitochondrial DNA; Multivariate analysis; Newts; Null alleles; Protein electrophoresis; Spatial autocorrelation; Triturus helveticus; Triturus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS HELVETICUS; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0000954688     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1998.tb00830.x     Document Type: Article

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