Phylogeographic analysis of the green python, Morelia viridis, reveals cryptic diversity

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-44

  Rawlings, Lesley H ^a,b   Donnellan, Stephen C ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control region; Mitochondrial DNA; New Guinea; Phylogeography; Python; Snake

Indexed keywords

MORELIA VIRIDIS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037387880     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00396-2     Document Type: Article

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