Genetic characterization of captive cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) and evidence of hybridization with the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 649-660

  Weaver, Jeremy P ^a   Rodriguez, David ^a   Venegas Anaya, Miryam ^a   Cedeño VÁZQUEZ, José Rogelio ^b   Forstner, Michael R J ^c   Densmore III, Llewellyn D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^c Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUBA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CUBA; CYTOCHROMES B; GENE FREQUENCY; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS; CROCODYLUS RHOMBIFER;

EID: 57749194582     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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