Comparative phylogeography and the identification of genetically divergent areas for conservation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-429

  Moritz, Craig ^a   Faith, Daniel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

MtDNA; Phylogenetic diversity; Rainforests; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031970433     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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