Application of the evolutionary species concept to parthenogenetic entities: Comparison of postformational divergence in two clones of Aspidoscelis tesselata and between Aspidoscelis cozumela and Aspidoscelis maslini (Squamata: Teiidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 266-277

  Taylor, Harry L ^a   Walker, James M ^b   Cordes, James E ^c   Manning, Glenn J ^b  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University Eunice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIDOSCELIS; ASPIDOSCELIS TESSELATA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 21244446610     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/222-04A     Document Type: Article

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