Molecular phylogeny of Rhacophoridae (Anura): A framework of taxonomic reassignment of species within the genera Aquixalus, Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and Philautus

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 302-312

  Li, Jia tang ^a,b   Che, Jing ^b   Bain, Raoul H ^c   Zhao, Er mi ^a,d   Zhang, Ya ping ^b,e  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^d CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^e YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquixalus; Chiromantis; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogenetic; Nuclear DNA; Philautus; Rhacophoridae; Rhacophorus

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AQUIXALUS; AQUIXALUS ODONTOTARSUS; BUERGERIA; CHIROMANTIS; KURIXALUS; PHILAUTUS; POLYPEDATES; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE; RHACOPHORUS;

EID: 44949238448     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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