Uncoupling ecological innovation and speciation in sea snakes (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae, Hydrophiini)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2685-2693

  Sanders, K L ^a   Mumpuni, ^b   Lee, M S Y ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversification rate; Hydrophiini; Phylogenetic analysis; Sea snakes

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; VIVIPARITY; ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC SPECIATION; HYDROPHIDAE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

ACROCHORDUS; ELAPIDAE; HOMALOPSINAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; HYDROPHIS; LATICAUDA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 78449238676     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02131.x     Document Type: Article

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