Molecular systematics of primary reptilian lineages and the tuatara mitochondrial genome

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-297

  Rest, Joshua S ^a   Ast, Jennifer C ^a   Austin, Christopher C ^b,c   Waddell, Peter J ^d   Tibbetts, Elizabeth A ^a,e   Hay, Jennifer M ^f   Mindell, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Gene order; Reptilia phylogeny; Sphenodon punctatus; Turtles

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSAURIA; DINODON; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SERPENTES; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SPHENODONTIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; VARANIDAE;

EID: 0842337367     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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