New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 509-522

  Li, Jia tang ^a,b   Che, Jing ^a   Murphy, Robert W ^a,c   Zhao, Hui ^d   Zhao, Er mi ^b,d   Rao, Ding qi ^a   Zhang, Ya ping ^a,e  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^d CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^e YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiromantis; Molecular phylogeny; Philautus; Rhacophoridae; Theloderma

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CHIROMANTIS; GRYLLUS; HYLA; KURIXALUS; MOLOCH; NYCTIXALUS; PHILAUTUS; POLYPEDATES; RHACOPHORIDAE; RHACOPHORUS; THELODERMA;

EID: 69049105201     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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