Reconstructing an island radiation using ancient and recent DNA: The extinct and living day geckos (Phelsuma) of the Mascarene islands

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-122

  Austin, J J ^a,c   Arnold, E N ^a   Jones, C G ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Mauritius Wildlife Foundation   (Mauritius)

^c MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; C mos; Island colonisation; Mascarene islands; Mitochondrial DNA; Phelsuma gecko

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; LATICAUDA; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA ABBOTI; PHELSUMA ANDAMANENSE; PHELSUMA ANDAMANENSIS; PHELSUMA ASTRIATA; PHELSUMA BORBONICA; PHELSUMA CEPEDIANA; PHELSUMA EDWARDNEWTONI; PHELSUMA GIGAS; PHELSUMA GUENTHERI; PHELSUMA GUIMBEAUI; PHELSUMA GUIMBEAUI ROSAGULARIS; PHELSUMA INEXPECTATA; PHELSUMA LATICAUDA; PHELSUMA LINEATA; PHELSUMA MUTABILIS; PHELSUMA ORNATA; PHELSUMA QUADRIOCELLATA; PHELSUMA ROSAGULARIS; PHELSUMA SERRATICAUDA; PHELSUMA STANDINGI; PHELSUMA SUNDBERGI; RHOPTROPELLA;

EID: 1642424247     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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