Molecular phylogeny of sea snakes reveals a rapidly diverged adaptive radiation

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 523-539

  Lukoschek, Vimoksalehi ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Cytochrome b; Elapid; Hydrophiine; Rapid evolution; Speciation; Tropical marine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIODIVERSITY; CLADISTICS; CYTOCHROME; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

AIPYSURUS; ELAPIDAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; HYDROPHIS;

EID: 33750155934     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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