When are phylogenetic analyses misled by convergence? A case study in Texas cave salamanders

Systematic Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-514

  Wiens, John J ^a   Chippindale, Paul T ^b   Hillis, David M ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Convergence; Eurycea; Homoplasy; Molecular systematics; Morphology; Phylogeny; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; PHYLOGENY; TEXAS; URODELA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; EURYCEA; EURYCEA RATHBUNI; EURYCEA TRIDENTIFERA; HYDROMANTES; REPTILIA;

EID: 0041568326     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150309320     Document Type: Article

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