Uncovering cryptic diversity in Aspidomorphus (Serpentes: Elapidae): Evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear markers

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 405-416

  Metzger, Genevieve A ^a   Kraus, Fred ^b   Allison, Allen ^b   Parkinson, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Demansia; Hydrophiinae; mtDNA and nuDNA concordance; New Guinea; Toxicocalamus

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELAPIDAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASPIDOMORPHUS; DEMANSIA; ELAPIDAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; SERPENTES; TOXICOCALAMUS;

EID: 73149092759     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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