Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Pacific island boas (Candoia)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2000, Pages 341-352

  Austin, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AMPHIBIA; BOA; BOA (GENUS); BOIDAE; CANDOIA; CANDOIA ASPERA; CANDOIA BIBRONI; CANDOIA CARINATA; CORALLUS; EPICRATES; HENOPHIDIA; REPTILIA; SANZINIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034621644     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0341:MPAHBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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