Phylogeny of South American Bufo (Anura: Bufonidae) inferred from combined evidence

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-452

  Pramuk, Jennifer B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Bayesian analysis; Biogeography; Gondwana; Mitochondrial ribosomal DNA; Morphology; Osteology; POMC; Rag 1; South America

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFO GUTTATUS; BUFO SPINULOSUS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 33644765951     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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