Phylogeography of the African common toad, amietophrynus regularis, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: Inferences regarding the Cape Verde population and biogeographical patterns

African Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-298

  Vasconcelos, R ^a,b,c   Froufe, E ^d   Brito, J C ^a   Carranza, S ^c   Harris, D J ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

'Bufo'; 12S and 16S rRNA; Amietophrynus regularis; Cape Verde Islands; mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; TOAD;

BURKINA FASO; GHANA; GUINEA-BISSAU; KENYA; MALI; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; UGANDA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO;

EID: 78650537869     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.045.0207     Document Type: Article

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