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The potential for predicted climate shifts to impact genetic landscapes of lizards in the South African Cape Floristic Region.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Apr 2009
Tolley Krystal A, Makokha Jane Sakwa, Houniet Darren T, Swart Belinda L, Matthee Conrad A
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The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is well-known for its floral diversity, yet also contains a rich herpetofauna with >180 species, 28% of which are endemic. Recent studies conducted on CFR lizards indicated that phylogeographic patterns show some congruency, and that the western CFR shows higher overall diversity in the form of population and/or clade turnover. Here, we combine mitochondrial sequence data from two...
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