Evaluating hypotheses on the origin and diversification of the ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 629-640

  Fontanella, Frank ^a   Siddall, Mark E ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Mexico; MtDNA; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; DIADOPHIS PUNCTATUS; DIPSADINAE;

EID: 77950545458     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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