A new species of clawed frog (genus Xenopus) from the Itombwe Massif, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implications for DNA barcodes and biodiversity conservation

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1780, 2008, Pages 55-68

  Evans, Ben J ^a   Carter, Timothy F ^a   Tobias, Martha L ^b   Kelley, Darcy B ^b   Hanner, Robert ^c   Tinsley, Richard C ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S; Advertisement calls; Albertine rift; Allopolyploid evolution; Dna barcode; RAG1; RAG2; Whole genome duplication

Indexed keywords

ANURA; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS WITTEI;

EID: 42549139568     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1780.1.2     Document Type: Article

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