A Molecular Phylogeny of Four Endangered Madagascar Tortoises Based on MtDNA Sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Caccone, Adalgisa ^a,b   Amato, George ^c   Gratry, Oliver C ^b   Behler, John ^c   Powell, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeography; cytochromeb; Geochelone; Madagascar; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial ribosomal genes; Pyxis; substitution rates; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TURTLES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033141478     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0594     Document Type: Article

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