A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 674-684

  Bryson Jr , Robert W ^a   Pastorini, Jennifer ^b,c   Burbrink, Frank T ^d   Forstner, Michael R J ^b,e  

^a SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

^c Centre for Conservation and Research   (Sri Lanka)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lampropeltis; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MEXICO; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

COLUBRIDAE; LAMPROPELTIS; LAMPROPELTIS ALTERNA; LAMPROPELTIS MEXICANA; LAMPROPELTIS RUTHVENI; LAMPROPELTIS TRIANGULUM; SERPENTES;

EID: 34248158289     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.025     Document Type: Article

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