The need for specifying species concepts: How many species of silvered langurs (Trachypithecus cristatus group) should be recognized?

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 688-689

  Denise, Tan Siew Hoong ^a   Ali, Farhan ^a   Kutty, Sujatha Narayanan ^a   Meier, Rudolf ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LETTER; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

TRACHYPITHECUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 55049136713     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.06.020     Document Type: Letter

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