Molecular systematics and biogeographical history of pitvipers as determined by mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 576-586

  Parkinson, Christopher L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CENTRAL AMERICA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPICS;

BOTHROPS; CROTALUS; OPHRYACUS; PORTHIDIUM MELANURUM; PROTOBOTHROPS; SISTRURUS;

EID: 0033516977     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447591     Document Type: Article

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