Comparative population genetics and phylogeography of two lacertid lizards (Eremias argus and E. brenchleyi) from China

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 478-491

  Zhao, Qun ^a,b   Liu, Hong Xia ^a   Luo, Lai Gao ^b   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Eremias lizards; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Population genetics; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CHINA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; LIZARDS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EREMIAS; EREMIAS ARGUS; EREMIAS BRENCHLEYI; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79951936498     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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