Comparative molecular phylogeography of two Xenopus species, X. gilli and X. laevis, in the south-western Cape Province, South Africa

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-343

  Evans, B J ^a   Morales, J C ^a   Picker, M D ^b   Kelley, D B ^a   Melnick, D J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

comparative phylogeography; conservation genetics; endangered species; South Africa; Xenopus gilli; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

XENOPUS GILLI; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031127879     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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