A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: Reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 308, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-162

  Steinfartz, Sebastian ^a,c   Vicario, Saverio ^a   Arntzen, J W ^b   Caccone, Adalgisa ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALAMANDER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SALAMANDRIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CYNOPS; EUPROCTUS; MYA; NEURERGUS; NOTOPHTHALMUS; PACHYTRITON; PARAMESOTRITON; PLEURODELES; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDRINA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TARICHA; TRITURUS; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS; TRITURUS VITTATUS; TYLOTOTRITON;

EID: 34147195474     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21119     Document Type: Article

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