Molecular systematics, biogeography and population structure of Neotropical freshwater needlefishes of the genus Potamorrhaphis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-268

  Lovejoy, N R ^a,c   De Araujo M L G ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Caixa Postal 2310   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Belonidae; Orinoco; Phylogeny; South America

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; GENE FLOW; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; POTAMORRHAPHIS; RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA PRIMERS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BELONIDAE; BELONION; PISCES; POTAMORRHAPHIS; POTAMORRHAPHIS GUIANENSIS; PSEUDOTYLOSURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034097345     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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