Molecular phylogenetics of Western North American frogs of the Rana boylii species group

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-143

  Macey, J Robert ^a   Strasburg, Jared L ^a   Brisson, Jennifer A ^a   Vredenburg, Vance T ^b   Jennings, Mark ^c   Larson, Allan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rana Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Biogeography; California; Mitochondrial DNA; North America; Phylogenetics; Rana; Ranidae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONOPHYLY; NORTH AMERICA; PALEOECOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFER RNA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA AURORA; RANA BOYLII; RANA CASCADAE; RANA MUSCOSA; RANA PRETIOSA; RANIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0034771902     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0908     Document Type: Article

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