Genetic evidence for species boundaries in frogs of the Litoria citropa species-group (Anura: Hylidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-293

  Donnellan, S C ^a   McGuigan, K ^b   Knowles, R ^c   Mahony, M ^c   Moritz, C ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; AMPHIBIAN GENETICS; AUSTRALIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA CITROPA; LITORIA NUDIDIGITUS; LITORIA PEARSONIANA; LITORIA PHYLLOCHROA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032839239     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99013     Document Type: Article

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