Biochemical assessment of evolution and taxonomy of the morphologically poorly diverged geckos, Gekko yakuensis and G. hokouensis (Reptilia: Squamata) in Japan, with special reference to their occasional hybridization

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-165

  Toda, Mamoru ^a,c   Okada, Sumio ^b   Ota, Hidetoshi ^c   Hikida, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of the Ryukyus ^*  (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Diagnostic characters; Genetic variation; Population structure; Reproductive isolation; Species boundary; Taxonomic status

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; BACKCROSSING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC MODIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; JAPAN; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPATRY;

EVOLUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

JAPAN;

GEKKO HOKOUENSIS; GEKKO YAKUENSIS;

EID: 0034963442     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0526     Document Type: Article

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