Molecular systematics and evolution of Regina and the Thamnophiine snakes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 408-423

  Alfaro, Michael E ^a   Arnold, Stevan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; COLUBRIDAE; NERODIA; REGINA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS;

CYTOCHROME B; PRIMER DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROME B; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0035543120     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1024     Document Type: Article

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