Phylogenetic relationships of phrynosomatid lizards based on nuclear and mitochondrial data, and a revised phylogeny for Sceloporus

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 150-161

  Wiens, John J ^a   Kuczynski, Caitlin A ^a   Arif, Saad ^a   Reeder, Tod W ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear DNA; Phrynosomatidae; Phylogeny; Reptiles; Sceloporus; Species Tree; Squamata

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

PETROSAURUS; PHRYNOSOMATINAE; REPTILIA; SATOR; SCELOPORUS; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UTA;

EID: 70649100018     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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