title: A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the neotropical dart-poison frog genus Phyllobates (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae).
abstract: A phylogenetic analysis of the Neotropical dart-poison frogs, genus Phyllobates, was performed based on mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Members of Phyllobates from South and Central America were found to form each an evolutionary lineage. Among the South American lineage, species with uniform dorsal coloration as adults form a derived monophyletic clade.
authors.affiliation: Geobotanisches Institut, ETH Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lötters
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jungfer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002489:Central America; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group