Molecular phylogeny of elapid snakes and a consideration of their biogeographic history

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-203

  Keogh, J Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Biogeography; Cytochrome b; Elapid; Evolution; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetic systematics; Reptile; Snake

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BUNGARUS; ELAPIDAE; HYDROPHIINAE; LATICAUDA; MICRURUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031978465     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0178     Document Type: Article

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