A mitogenomic study on the phylogenetic position of snakes

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 545-558

  Douglas, Desirée A ^a   Janke, Axel ^a   Arnason, Ulfur ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUIMORPHA; BOA CONSTRICTOR; EUNECTES NOTAEUS; HENOPHIDIA; IGUANIA; PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS; RAMPHOTYPHLOPS AUSTRALIS; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TYPHLOPS; VARANIDAE;

EID: 33750308129     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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