Phylogenetic relationships of the southern African freshwater crab fauna (Decapoda: Potamonautidae: Potamonautes) derived from multiple data sets reveal biogeographic patterning

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 511-523

  Daniels, Savel R ^a   Stewart, Barbara A ^b   Gouws, Gavin ^a   Cunningham, Michael ^a   Matthee, Conrad A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

12S and 16S rRNA; Allozymes; COI mtDNA; Morphology; Phylogeny; Potamonautes

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMONAUTES; POTAMONAUTIDAE;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENZYMES; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0036433761     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00281-6     Document Type: Article

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