Low genetic differentiation between populations of Podarcis sicula (Reptilia, Lacertidae) from the Italian islands off the coast of Campania and the mainland

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-172

  Biaggini, Marta ^a   Nulchis, Valeria ^b   Carretero, Miguel A ^c   Cipolla, Riccardo Maria ^e   Corti, Claudia ^a,b   Nappi, Armando ^e   Harris, D James ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Societas Herpetologica Italica Sezione Sarda ^*  (Italy)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e Associazione Vivara Amici delle Piccole Isole   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Italian islands; Phylogeography; Podarcis sicula

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LIZARD; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SUBSPECIES;

ITALY;

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS SICULA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79954528198     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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