Phylogenetic relationships of Pelobatoidea re-examined using mtDNA

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-23

  García París, Mario ^a   Buchholz, Daniel R ^b   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Biogeography; Evolution; Mitochondrial DNA; Pelobatoidea; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ASCAPHUS; DISCOGLOSSUS; MEGOPHRYIDAE; PELOBATES; PELOBATIDAE; PELOBATOIDEA; PELODYTES; PELODYTIDAE; RANA; SCAPHIOPUS; SPEA; XENOPUS;

EID: 0038384726     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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