Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the pyxicephalidae, an african endemic clade of frogs

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  van der Meijden, Arie ^a   Crottini, Angelica ^b,c   Tarrant, Jeanne ^d   Turner, Andrew ^e,f   Vences, Miguel ^b  

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

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amietia; Amphibia; Anhydrophryne; Anura; Arthroleptella; Cacosternum; Microbatrachella; Molecular phylogeny; Natalobatrachus; Poyntonia; Pyxicephalidae; Pyxicephalus; Ranoidea; Strongylopus; Tomopterna

Indexed keywords

AMIETIA; AMPHIBIA; ANHYDROPHRYNE; ANURA; ARTHROLEPTELLA; AUBRIA; CACOSTERNUM; MICROBATRACHELLA; NATALOBATRACHUS; NOTHOPHRYNE; POYNTONIA; PYXICEPHALUS; RANOIDEA; STRONGYLOPUS; TOMOPTERNA;

EID: 79960104812     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2010.523904     Document Type: Article

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