The complete mitochondrial genome of Gekko gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) and support for the monophyly of Sauria including Amphisbaenia

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 887-892

  Zhou, Kaiya ^a   Li, Hongdan ^a   Han, Demin ^a   Bauer, Aaron M ^b   Feng, Jinye ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES;

AMPHISBAENIA; GEKKO GECKO; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SAURIA;

EID: 33746780603     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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