Phylogenetic evidence of historic mitochondrial introgression and cryptic diversity in the genus Pseudemoia (Squamata: Scincidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-95

  Haines, Margaret L ^a,b   Moussalli, Adnan ^a   Stuart Fox, Devi ^b   Clemann, Nick ^c   Melville, Jane ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Historical biogeography; Mitochondrial introgression; Molecular systematics; Scincidae; Temperate environments

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LIZARDS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84907519977     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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