A phylogeny of the Trimeresurus group of pit vipers: New evidence from a mitochondrial gene tree

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-211

  Malhotra, Anita ^a   Thorpe, Roger S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVOPHIS; PROTOBOTHROPS; TRIMERESURUS; TROPIDOLAEMUS;

EID: 0033850106     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0779     Document Type: Article

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