Snake phylogeny: Evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 194-202

  Slowinski, Joseph B ^a   Lawson, Robin ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, MOS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; SNAKES;

ACROCHORDIDAE; ALETHINOPHIDIA; BOIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; EXILIBOA; LOXOCEMUS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES; TRACHYBOA; TROPIDOPHIIDAE; TROPIDOPHIS; UNGALIOPHIS; XENOPELTIS;

EID: 0036038036     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00239-7     Document Type: Article

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