Phylogeny of Philippine slender skinks (Scincidae: Brachymeles) reveals underestimated species diversity, complex biogeographical relationships, and cryptic patterns of lineage diversification

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-65

  Siler, Cameron D ^a   Diesmos, Arvin C ^b   Alcala, Angel C ^c   Brown, Rafe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Body form evolution; Borneo; Davewakeum; Diversification; Fossoriality; Islands; Pentadactyl; Philippines; Species delineation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR 4; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIZARD; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; PHILIPPINES; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DATA COLLECTION; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PHILIPPINES; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E, EP4 SUBTYPE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BRACHYMELES; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79952739202     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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