Phylogeny and evolution of the green lizards, Lacerta spp. (Squamata: Lacertidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-285

  Godinho, Raquel ^a,b   Crespo, Eduardo G ^b   Ferrand, Nuno ^a,c   Harris, D James ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; LACERTA; LACERTA AGILIS; LACERTA BILINEATA; LACERTA MEDIA; LACERTA PAMPHYLICA; LACERTA SCHREIBERI; LACERTA STRIGATA; LACERTA TRILINEATA; LACERTA VIRIDIS; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33644783122     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774408667     Document Type: Article

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