Genetic variability and relationships within the skinks eumeces algeriensis and eumeces schneideri using mitochondrial markers

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-80

  Perera, Ana ^a   Sampaio, Filipa ^a   Costa, Sara ^a   Salvi, Daniele ^a   Harris, D James ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eumeces algeriensis; Eumeces schneideri; Genetic diversity; Middle East; Mtdna; North Africa

Indexed keywords

EUMECES ALGERIENSIS; NOVOEUMECES SCHNEIDERI; SCINCIDAE; SCINCOPUS;

EID: 84867193879     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2011.583284     Document Type: Article

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