The microevolution of the Galapagos marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus assessed by nuclear and mitochondrial genetic analyses

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 437-452

  Rassmann, K ^a   Tautz, D ^b   Trillmich, F ^c   Gliddon, C ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cytochrome b; Galapagos marine iguana; gender biased gene flow; microsatellite; minisatellite; phylogeography

Indexed keywords

AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030904217     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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