Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 503-511

  Austin, J J ^a   Arnold, E N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; c mos; Island colonisation; Island gigantism; Leiolopisma skinks; Mascarene islands; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; ONCOPROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; INDIAN OCEAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LIZARDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MOS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMPHIGLOSSUS; ANDRONGO; ANOMALOPUS; BASSIANA; CRYPTOBLEPHARUS; CTENOTUS; CYCLODOMORPHUS; CYLINDRASPIS; EGERNIA; EUGONGYLUS; EULAMPRUS; GEKKONIDAE; GNYPETOSCINCUS; LAMPROPHOLIS; LEIOLOPISMA; LEIOLOPISMA TELFAIRII; LIPINIA; MYA; NACTUS; NIVEOSCINCUS; OLIGOSOMA; PAMELAESCINCUS; PHELSUMA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SPHENOMORPHUS; TESTUDINIDAE; TILIQUA;

EID: 33646061921     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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