Molecular phylogeny reveals extensive ancient and ongoing radiations in a snapping shrimp species complex (Crustacea, Alpheidae, Alpheus armillatus)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-281

  Mathews, Lauren M ^a   Anker, Arthur ^b  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Alpheidae; Alpheus armillatus; Cryptic radiation; Eastern Pacific; Snapping shrimp; Species complex; Transisthmian; Western Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALPHEIDAE; ALPHEUS; ALPHEUS ARMILLATUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 58049180401     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.026     Document Type: Article

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