Neogene diversification and taxonomic stability in the snake tribe Lampropeltini (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 524-529

  Pyron, R Alexander ^a,b   Burbrink, Frank T ^b  

^a University Center   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; COLUBRIDAE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 67349108787     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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