Phylogenetic and systematic study of the genus Bombina (Amphibia: Anura: Bombinatoridae): New insights from molecular data

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-377

  Yu, Guohua ^a,b   Yang, Junxing ^b   Zhang, Mingwang ^b   Rao, Dingqi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOMBINA; BOMBINA MAXIMA; BOMBINA ORIENTALIS; BOMBINATORIDAE;

EID: 35148880834     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[365:PASSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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