Phylogenetic relationships of african caecilians (amphibia: gymnophiona): Insights from mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-92

  Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Loader, Simon P ^a,b   Gower, David J ^a   Sheps, Jonathan A ^b,c   Cohen, Bernard L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biogeography; Evolution; Eyes; Phylogeny; Vertebrates; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444380380     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2003.9635483     Document Type: Article

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