Relationships of wall lizards, Podarcis (Reptilia: Lacertidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 749-754

  Harris, D James ^a,b   Arnold, E Nicholas ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTA; LACERTA DUGESII; LACERTA PERSPICILLATA; PODARCIS;

EID: 0033516883     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447608     Document Type: Article

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