Mitochondrial DNA diversity and historical biogeography of a wet forest-restricted frog (Litoria pearsoniana) from mid-east Australia

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-186

  Mcguigan, K ^a   Mcdonald, K ^b   Parris, K ^c   Moritz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Historical biogeography; Litoria pearsoniana; MtDNA; Rainforest; Southeast Queensland

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTORY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; NATURAL HISTORY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUEENSLAND; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032006135     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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