Life: Origin, evolution and adaptation to extreme environments: Wiesbaden, May 1993

Rapid Speciation, Morphological Evolutio

Rapid Speciation, Morphological Evolution, and Adaptation to Extreme Environments in South African Sand Lizards (Meroles) as Revealed by Mitochondrial Gene Sequences

✍ D.James Harris; E.Nicholas Arnold; Richard H Thomas 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 364 KB

Data derived from the morphology of the seven species of South African sand lizards, Meroles (Reptilia, Lacertidae), and their outgroups produce a robust estimate of phylogeny when a maximum parsimony approach is applied. The estimate is fully resolved with little character conflict and internal bra