Evolution and biogeography of the genus Tarentola (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Canary Islands, inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-494

  Nogales, M ^a   Lopez M ^a   Jimenez Asensio J ^a   Larruga, J M ^a   Hernandez M ^a   Gonzalez P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Canary Islands; Gekkonidae; mtDNA; Phylogeny; Tarentola

Indexed keywords

BIOGEPGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CANARY ISLANDS;

GALLOTIA; TARENTOLA; TARENTOLA ANGUSTIMENTALIS; TARENTOLA BOETTGERI; TARENTOLA DELALANDII; TARENTOLA GOMERENSIS; TARENTOLA MAURITANICA;

EID: 0031822923     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050101     Document Type: Article

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