Geographic protein variation and speciation in the Plethodon dorsalis complex

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-356

  Highton, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Hybridization; Plethodon angusticlavius; Plethodon dorsalis; Plethodon ventralis new species; Speciation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIVERGENCE; NEW SPECIES; PROTEIN VARIATION; SPECIATION; ZIG-ZAG SALAMADER;

USA;

PLETHODON ANGUSTICLAVIUS; PLETHODON DORSALIS; PLETHODON VENTRALIS;

EID: 0031417553     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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