Phylogeography of a stream-dwelling frog (Pseudacris cadaverina) in southern California

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-170

  Phillipsen, Ivan C ^a   Metcalf, Anthony E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; California; Cytochrome b; Genetic population structure; mtDNA; Streams

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; FRESH WATER; GLUTAMIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CALIFORNIA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRESH WATER; GENE FLOW; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER, GLU; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLA CADAVERINA;

EID: 67949110971     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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