Phylogenetic relationships of South American alligatorids and the Caiman of Madeira River

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 588-599

  Hrbek, Tomas ^a,b   Vasconcelos, William Rangel ^b   Rebelo, George ^c   Farias, Izeni Pires ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ALLELE; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE MYC; RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALLELES; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES B; GENES, MYC; GENES, RAG-1; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RIVERS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN; CAIMAN CROCODILUS; CAIMAN YACARE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MELANOSUCHUS; PALEOSUCHUS; PALEOSUCHUS PALPEBROSUS; PALEOSUCHUS TRIGONATUS;

EID: 57749176634     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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