Genetic and morphological differentiation between Eurycea longicauda longicauda and E. guttolineata (Caudata: Plethodontidae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 206-217

  Carlin, Joel L ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Eurycea guttolineata; Eurycea longicauda; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001153908     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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