Chromosome data for Malagasy poison frogs (Amphibia: Ranidae: Mantella) and their bearing on taxonomy and phylogeny

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 505-514

  Odierna, Gaetano ^a   Vences, Miguel ^b   Aprea, Gennaro ^a   Lötters, Stefan ^c   Andreone, Franco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Zoologisches Forsch Inst Mus A   (Germany)

^d MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE; MANTELLA; MANTELLA NIGRICANS; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS GRANDISONAE; RANIDAE;

EID: 0035614864     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.505     Document Type: Article

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