Molecular phylogeny of hyperoliid treefrogs: Biogeographic origin of Malagasy and Seychellean taxa and re-analysis of familial paraphyly

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-215

  Vences, Miguel ^a,d   Kosuch, Joachim ^b   Glaw, Frank ^c,e   Böhme, Wolfgang ^a   Veith, Michael ^b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; 16S rRNA; Amphibia; Anura; Biogeography; Cytochrome b; Heterixalus; Hyperoliidae; Madagascar; Osteology; Phylogeny; Seychelles; Tachycnemis

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FROG; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; SEYCHELLES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ASTYLOSTERNIDAE; HETERIXALUS; HYLA; HYPEROLIIDAE; LEPTOPELIS; REPTILIA; TACHYCNEMIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042859953     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2003.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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