Is Ensatina eschscholtzii a ring-species?

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-278

  Highton, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Cytochrome b; Ensatina eschscholtzii; Geographic genetic variation; Plethodontid salamanders; Ring species; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR OVERLAP SPECIES; GENETIC DISTANCE; SALAMANDER;

ENSATINA ESCHSCHOLTZII;

EID: 0031840277     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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