Low genetic divergence obscures phylogeny among populations of Sphenodon, remnant of an ancient reptile lineage

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Hay, Jennifer M ^a,e   Daugherty, Charles H ^b   Cree, Alison ^c   Maxson, Linda R ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d E11 SSH   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RAPHIA FRATER; REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON GUNTHERI; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SPHENODONTIA;

EID: 0344961796     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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