Tribe (biology)

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Molecular phylogenetics of the North American snake tribe Thamnophiini

Abstract: ...................................................................................................................... iv CHAPTER 1. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS, TAXONOMY, AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THAMNOPHIINI.............................................................................1 CHAPTER 2. PHYLOGENETIC MODEL CHOICE: SPECIES TREE OR CONCATENATION?..........................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 3. TESTING MONOPHYLY WITHOUT WELL-SUPPORTED GENE TREES: MULTI-LOCUS NUCLEAR DATA CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING TAXONOMY IN THE SNAKE TRIBE THAMNOPHIINI..............................................20 CHAPTER 4. MULTI-LOCUS PHYLOGENY OF THAMNOPHIINI AND THE LABILITY OF PREY CHOICE ........................................................................................29 CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSIONS.........................................................................................41 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................44 APPENDIX A. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR CHAPTER 2 .............................51 APPENDIX B. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR CHAPTER 3 .............................58 APPENDIX C. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR CHAPTER 4 .............................64 APPENDIX D: DOUBLE-DIGEST ILLUMINA LIBRARY PREPARATION ...............70 VITA..................................................................................................................................74