New insights into the early history of snakes inferred from two nuclear genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 783-787

  Vidal, Nicolas ^a   David, Patrick ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 1942452949     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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