Genetic affinities of Tarentola mauritanica (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from lampedusa and conigli islet (SW Italy)

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 197-205

  Harris, D James ^a,b   Carretero, Miguel A ^a   Corti, Claudia ^c   Cascio, Pietro Lo ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Associazione Nesos   (Italy)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; 16S rRNA; C mos; Lampedusa; Tarentola mauritanica

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; TARENTOLA; TARENTOLA ANGUSTIMENTALIS; TARENTOLA DESERTI; TARENTOLA MAURITANICA;

EID: 69549113139     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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