Systematics and herpetology in the age of genomics

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-307

  Wiens, John J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Genomics; Phylogeny; Reptiles; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 43749098078     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580405     Document Type: Review

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