Molecular systematics of mantelline frogs from Madagascar and the evolution of their femoral glands

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 529-539

  Vences, Miguel ^a   Wahl Boos, Gabriele ^b   Hoegg, Simone ^c   Glaw, Frank ^d   Spinelli Oliveira, Elisabeth ^e   Meyer, Axel ^c   Perry, Steven ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Macroglands; Mantellidae; Mantellinae; Phylogeny; Rag 2

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS OPISTHODON; INDIRANA; MANTELLINAE; MANTIDACTYLUS; PETROPEDETES;

EID: 35448950395     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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