Historical biogeography of the Western Rattlesnake (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus viridis), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence information

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-282

  Pook, Catharine E ^a   Wüster, Wolfgang ^a   Thorpe, Roger S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Crotalus; Historical biogeography; Mitochondrial DNA; North America; Phylogenetic analysis; Subspecies; Venom

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CERBERUS; CROTALUS; CROTALUS VIRIDIS; CROTALUS VIRIDIS VIRIDIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0342265146     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0756     Document Type: Article

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