Molecular phylogenetics and mitochondrial genomic evolution in the Chamaeleonidae (Reptilia, Squamata)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-36

  Townsend, Ted ^a   Larson, Allan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamaeleonidae; Gene organization; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetics; Reptilia; Sauria; tRNA

Indexed keywords

BRADYPODION; BRADYPODION TAVETANUM; BROOKESIA; BROOKESIA NASUS; CALUMMA; CHAMAELEO; CHAMAELEO NAMAQUENSIS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; FURCIFER; FURCIFER BALTEATUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; REPTILIA; RHAMPHOLEON; RHAMPHOLEON BREVICAUDATUS; RHAMPOLEON BREVICAUDATUS; RHAMPOLEON SPECTRUM; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036398086     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1076     Document Type: Article

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