On the paraphyly of the genus Kachuga (Testudines: Geoemydidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 398-404

  Le, Minh ^a   McCord, William P ^b   Iverson, John B ^c  

^a Center for Biodiversity and Conservation   (United States)

^b East Fishkill Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

12S; 16S; Cmos; cytb; Geoemydidae; Kachuga; Phylogenetics; Rag1; Rag2; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; TURTLES;

GEOEMYDIDAE; KACHUGA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34548494629     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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