Using regional comparative phylogeographic data from snake lineages to infer historical processes in Middle America

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 343-354

  Daza, Juan M ^a   Castoe, Todd A ^b   Parkinson, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SNAKE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NICARAGUA; SOUTH AMERICA;

SERPENTES;

EID: 78651261770     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06281.x     Document Type: Article

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