A molecular phylogeny of the Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae): Unequal evolutionary rates, morphological parallelism, and biogeography of the Southern Ocean

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-86

  Williams, S T ^a   Reid, D G ^a   Littlewood, D T J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dispersal; Gondwana; Littorinidae; Molecular evolution; Phylogeny; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

AFROLITTORINA; AUSTROLITTORINA; ECHINOLITTORINA; GASTROPODA; LITTORARIA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA STRIATA; LITTORINIDAE; MAINWARINGIA; NODILITTORINA; TECTARIUS; TEXADINA;

EID: 0038722948     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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