Mapping Bombina mitochondrial genomes: The conundrum of Carpathian Bombina variegata (Anura: Discoglossidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-104

  Spolsky, C M ^a   Szymura, J M ^b   Uzzell, T ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Bombina; Control region; D loop; Length variable region; mtDNA; Restriction site mapping; Tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

GENOME;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOMBINA; BOMBINA BOMBINA; BOMBINA VARIEGATA; DISCOGLOSSIDAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33645307148     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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