Climatic oscillations triggered post-Messinian speciation of Western Palearctic brown frogs (Amphibia, Ranidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 310-327

  Veith, M ^a   Kosuch, J ^a   Vences, M ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glacials; Interglacials; Molecular clock; Palearctic brown frogs; Phylogeny; Rana; Speciation; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLIMATE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANIDAE; RHODOPSIN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MYA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA DALMATINA; RANA GRAECA; RANA ITALICA; RANA LATASTEI; RANIDAE;

EID: 0037332172     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00324-X     Document Type: Article

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