Ancient phylogeographic divergence in southeastern Australia among populations of the widespread common froglet, Crinia signifera

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 569-580

  Symula, R ^a   Keogh, J S ^b   Cannatella, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crinia signifera; Divergence time estimates; Frog; Phylogeography; Southeast Australia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALIBRATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANURA; AUSTRALIA; CALIBRATION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANURA; CRINIA SIGNIFERA; MYA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 43049143466     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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