MtDNA phylogeography of the California newt, Taricha torosa (Caudata, Salamandridae).

doi:10.1006/mpev.1995.1036

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MtDNA phylogeography of the California newt, Taricha torosa (Caudata, Salamandridae).

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 1995

Tan A M, Wake D B

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Thirty-six individuals of the California newt, Taricha torosa, representing 22 populations from throughout the range of the two currently recognized subspecies, torosa and sierrae, were examined for sequence variation in a segment (375 bp) of the mitochondrial (mt) cytochrome b gene. The maximum...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
California
Cytochrome b Group
DNA Primers
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Salamandridae
Species Specificity

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