Population genetic structure of the prairie skink (Eumeces septentrionalis): Nested clade analysis of post Pleistocene populations

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-268

  Fuerst, Gregory S ^a   Austin, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMECES; EUMECES SEPTENTRIONALIS; EUMECES SEPTENTRIONALIS OBTUSIROSTRIS; EUMECES SEPTENTRIONALIS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 3142671392     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/190-03A     Document Type: Article

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