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Phylogeny of the side-blotched lizards (Phrynosomatidae:Uta) based on mtDNA sequences: support for midpeninsular seaway in Baja California.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 1997
Upton D E, Murphy R W
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the phylogenetic relationships of western North American Side-blotched lizards, genus Uta, using mitochondrial DNA partial gene sequences from cytochorme b and ATPase 6. Uta stejnegeri appeared basal in our tree followed by U. palmeri. Uta stansburiana from the islands of Angel de la Guarda, Mejia, and Raza formed the next clade, followed by U. antiqua and other populations of U. stansburiana....
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