Incorporating historical museum specimens into molecular systematic and conservation genetics research

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1089-1092

  Austin, Jeremy J ^a,b   Melville, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Litoria; Molecular systematics; Museum specimens; Tympanocryptis

Indexed keywords

ANURA; LITORIA; SQUAMATA; TYMPANOCRYPTIS;

EID: 33751332535     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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