Systematics of the Bufo microscaphus complex: Allozyme evidence

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Gergus, Erik W A ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme variation; Bufo microscaphus; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TOAD;

EID: 0031671464     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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