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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
Abstract excerpt
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 sequence divergence within T. torosa is about 9%. Phylogenetic analyses used the sister taxa T. rivularis and T....
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