Molecular phylogeography of the Chinese lacertids of the genus Eremias (Lacertidae) based on 16S rRNA mitochondrial DNA sequences

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Lixia, Wan ^a   Shihong, Sun ^a   Yuanting, Jin ^a   Yongfeng, Yan ^a   Naifa, Liu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; China; Eremias; Lacertidae; Molecular phylogeography

Indexed keywords

INTROGRESSION; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RNA; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EREMIAS; EREMIAS ARGUS; EREMIAS ARGUTA; EREMIAS BRENCHLEYI; EREMIAS GRAMMICA; EREMIAS VELOX; LACERTIDAE;

EID: 34547956658     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807779798956     Document Type: Article

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