A re-analysis of the phylogeny of the genus Protobothrops (Reptilia: Viperidae), with particular reference to the systematic position of P. xiangchengensis

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 433-439

  Guo, Peng ^a,b,c   Pang, Junfeng ^b   Zhang, Yaping ^b,d   Zhao, Ermi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c YIBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GENE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

PROTOBOTHROPS; PROTOBOTHROPS JERDONII; PROTOBOTHROPS MUCROSQUAMATUS; REPTILIA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33748552688     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778189954     Document Type: Article

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