Monophyly and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical annual fish genera Austrolebias and Megalebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2002, Pages 916-927

  Costa, Wilson J E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

AUSTROLEBIAS; CYNOLEBIAS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; MEGALEBIAS; RIVULINAE (APLOCHEILIDAE);

EID: 0037207153     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0916:MAPROT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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