Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Plethodon elongatus species group: Combining phylogenetic and population genetic methods to investigate species history

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-166

  Mahoney, Meredith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

mtDNA; Pacific Northwest; Phylogeography; Plethodon; Population history; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OREGON; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; URODELA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON ELONGATUS; PLETHODON STORMI; PLETHODONTIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 1642565350     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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