Molecular diversification of salamanders of the tropical American genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) and its evolutionary and biogeographical implications

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-346

  Parra Olea, Gabriela ^a   Mario Garcia Paris ^b   Wake, David B ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Middle America; mtDNA; New taxa; Phylogeny; South America; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; BOLITOGLOSSA; BOLITOGLOSSA ALTAMAZONICA; BOLITOGLOSSA PARAENSIS; CAUDATA; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 1642291890     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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