Molecular phylogeography and systematics of the arid-zone members of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 549-561

  Chapple, David G ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^a   Hutchinson, Mark N ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid Australia; Lizard; ND4; Phylogeography; Speciation; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CLIMATE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EGERNIA; EGERNIA INORNATA; EGERNIA KINTOREI; EGERNIA MULTISCUTATA; EGERNIA STRIATA; EGERNIA WHITII; LACERTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 7444245565     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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