Ancient tetraploidy and slow molecular evolution in Scaphiophryne: Ecological correlates of speciation mode in Malagasy relict amphibians

Chromosome Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-136

  Vences, Miguel ^a   Aprea, Gennaro ^b   Capriglione, Teresa ^b   Andreone, Franco ^c   Odierna, Gaetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allotetraploidy; Amphibia; Chromosome speciation; MtDNA substitution rates; Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FROG; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TETRAPLOIDY; ANIMAL; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; POLYPLOIDY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MICROHYLIDAE; RANOIDEA; REPTILIA; SCAPHIOPHRYNE; SCAPHIOPHRYNE GOTTLEBEI; SCAPHIOPHRYNE MADAGASCARIENSIS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; KARYOTYPING; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY;

EID: 0035992007     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014949001810     Document Type: Article

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