| phylogenetic relationships of terrestrial australo-papuan elapid snakes (subfamily hydrophiinae) based on cytochrome b and 16s rrna sequences. | phylogenetic relationships among the venomous australo-papuan elapid snake radiation remain poorly resolved, despite the application of diverse data sets. to examine phylogenetic relationships among this enigmatic group, portions of the cytochrome b and 16s rrna mitochondrial dna genes were sequenced from 19 of the 20 terrestrial australian genera and 6 of the 7 terrestrial melanesian genera, plus a sea krait (laticauda) and a true sea snake (hydrelaps). these data clarify several significant is ... | 1998 | 9751918 |