Tests of phenotypic and genetic concordance and their application to the conservation of Panamanian golden frogs (Anura, Bufonidae)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3119-3133

  Richards, Corinne L ^a   Knowles, L Lacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atelopus; Character concordance; Evolutionarily significant units (ESUs); Genetic variation; Morphological variation; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HAPLOTYPES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANURA; ATELOPUS; ATELOPUS VARIUS; ATELOPUS ZETEKI; BUFONIDAE; RANA AURANTIACA;

EID: 34447642558     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03369.x     Document Type: Article

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