Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-81

  Jackman, Todd R ^a   Bauer, Aaron M ^a   Greenbaum, Eli ^a   Glaw, Frank ^b   Vences, Miguel ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gekkonidae; Madagascar; Paroedura; Phosducin; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHOSDUCIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EYE PROTEINS; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN REGULATORS; LIZARDS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHYLOGENY;

EBENAVIA; GEKKONIDAE; PAROEDURA; PHYLLODACTYLUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 37449034222     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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