Phylogenetic relationships, character evolution, and biogeography of the subfamily Lygosominae (Reptilia: Scincidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 452-461

  Honda, Masanao ^a   Ota, Hidetoshi ^b   Kobayashi, Mari ^a   Nabhitabhata, Jarujin ^c   Yong, Hoi Sen ^d   Hikida, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c National Science Museum   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; EGERNIA; EUGONGYLUS; LYGOSOMA; MABUYA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SPHENOMORPHUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034044246     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0767     Document Type: Article

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