Phylogenetic relationships of North American garter snakes (Thamnophis) based on four mitochondrial genes: How much DNA sequence is enough?

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 315-329

  De Queiroz, Alan ^a   Lawson, Robin ^b   Lemos Espinal, Julio A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adelophis foxi; Biogeography; Isthmus of Tehuantepec; M xico; Mitochondrial DNA; Number of characters; Phylogeny; Snakes; Thamnophiini; Thamnophis

Indexed keywords

ADELOPHIS FOXI; NERODIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS PROXIMUS; THAMNOPHIS SAURITUS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS; THAMNOPHIS VALIDUS;

EID: 0036361537     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1074     Document Type: Article

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