Phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of clutch size in South American lizards of the genus Kentropyx (Squamata: Teiidae)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-278

  Werneck, Fernanda De P ^a,c   Giugliano, Lilian G ^a   Collevatti, Rosane G ^b   Colli, Guarino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Kentropyx; Life history evolution; Phylogenetic ordination; Phylogenetic subtraction; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; CLUTCH SIZE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CLUTCH SIZE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AMERICA;

KENTROPYX; KENTROPYX STRIATA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 58249105832     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03999.x     Document Type: Article

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