Phylogeography of skinks (Chalcides) in the Canary Islands inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00442.x

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Phylogeography of skinks (Chalcides) in the Canary Islands inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences.

Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 1998

Brown R P, Pestano J

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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) evolution was investigated in skinks of the genus Chalcides found in the Canary Islands (Ch. sexlineatus, Ch. viridanus and Ch. simonyi), together with some North African congenerics (Ch. polylepis and Ch. mionecton). Several sites were included within islands to cover a...

Topics

Africa, Northern
Animals
Atlantic Islands
Base Sequence
Cytochrome b Group
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Geography
Haplotypes
Lizards
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Alignment
Volcanic Eruptions

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