Phylogeny of the spiny lizards (Sceloporus) based on molecular and morphological evidence

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn 11, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-101

  Wiens, John J ^a   Reeder, Tod W ^b,c  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Mitochondrial rDNA; Molecular data; Morphological data; Phylogeny; Sceloporus; Speciation

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SATOR; SCELOPORUS; SPINY; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0345908689     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2307/1467007     Document Type: Article

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