Phylogeny and biogeography of paradoxical frogs (Anura, Hylidae, Pseudae) inferred from 12S and 16S mitochondrial DNA

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-114

  Garda, Adrian A ^a   Cannatella, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Lysapsus; Podonectes; Pseudis; South America

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; ANURA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LYSAPSUS; LYSAPSUS LAEVIS; LYSAPSUS LIMELLUM; PSEUDIS; PSEUDIS MINUTA; PSEUDIS PARADOXA;

EID: 34249681302     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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