A molecular approach to discerning the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic snake Xenophidion schaeferi among the Alethinophidia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-294

  Lawson, Robin ^a   Slowinski, Joseph B ^a   Burbrink, Frank T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Cytochrome b; Maximum likelihood; Phylogeny; Xenophidion

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; SNAKE;

ALETHINOPHIDIA; AMPHIBIA; BOLYERIIDAE; LOXOCEMIDAE; PYTHONIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TROPIDOPHIIDAE; UROPELTIDAE; XENOPELTIDAE; XENOPHIDION; XENOPHIDION SCHAEFERI;

EID: 3142611436     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005278     Document Type: Article

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