Phylogenetic relationships of elapid snakes based on cytochrome b mtDNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-164

  Slowinski, Joseph B ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; CYTOCHROME B GENE; GENE SEQUENCING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MONOPHYLY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

BOULENGERINA; NAJA; PARANAJA;

EID: 0034068752     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0725     Document Type: Article

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