A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: Evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World

2011/04/09 by Robert W. Meredith, Evon Hekkala, Evon R. Hekkala +2 · 1 voice · 90 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Biology #Clade #Crocodile #Crocodylus #Ecology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Evolutionary biology #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Monophyly #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Paraphyly #Phylogenetic tree #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.026

published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60(1), 183-191 (Elsevier BV)

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Discussions

• That croc can swim! Meredith et al. (2011) used mtDNA to show that eastern Nile crocs are more closely related to American crocs than to W. Nile crocs (same species?). This suggests some Nile crocs sw [bsky, 26 points, 2 comments]