The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence and the phylogenetic position of Achalinus meiguensis (Reptilia: Squamata)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1713-1724

  Wang, Guangli ^a   He, Shunping ^b   Huang, Song ^c   He, Miao ^a   Zhao, Ermi ^a,d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c HUANGSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Achalinus meiguensis; Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence; Divergence time; Phylogenetic position

Indexed keywords

ACHALINUS; ACROCHORDUS GRANULATUS; COLUBRIDAE; ELAPIDAE; HENOPHIDIA; MYA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE; XENODERMATINAE;

EID: 67649094919     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0160-0     Document Type: Article

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