Intra- and interspecific mitochondrial dna sequence variation within two species of rock-dwelling cichlids (teleostei: Cichlidae) from lake malawi, africa

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 75-82

  Bowers, Nancy ^a   Stauffer, J R ^a   Kocher, T D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCH; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERCHES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0028399698     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1994.1009     Document Type: Article

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