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A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Mar 2007
Steinfartz Sebastian, Vicario Saverio, Arntzen J W, Caccone Adalgisa
Abstract excerpt
The monophyly of European newts of the genus Triturus within the family Salamandridae has for decades rested on presumably homologous behavioral and morphological characters. Molecular data challenge this hypothesis, but the phylogenetic position of Triturus within the Salamandridae has not yet been convincingly resolved. We addressed this issue and the temporal divergence of Triturus within the Salamandridae...
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