Molecular systematics of short-horned lizards: Biogeography and taxonomy of a widespread species complex

Systematic Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 284-305

  Zamudio, Kelly R ^a,d   Jones, K Bruce ^b   Ward, Ryk H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytochrome b; Geographic variation; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Paraphyly; Phrynosoma ditmarsi; Phrynosoma douglasi; Phylogenetics; Phylogeography; Population structure

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMA DITMARSI; PHRYNOSOMA DOUGLASI; PHRYNOSOMA DOUGLASSII; PHRYNOSOMA ORBICULARE; PHRYNOSOMA PLATYRHINOS; SQUAMATA;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIZARDS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031153860     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/46.2.284     Document Type: Article

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