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Cryptic diversity in vertebrates: molecular data double estimates of species diversity in a radiation of Australian lizards (Diplodactylus, Gekkota).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jun 2009
Oliver Paul M, Adams Mark, Lee Michael S Y, Hutchinson Mark N, Doughty Paul
Abstract excerpt
A major problem for biodiversity conservation and management is that a significant portion of species diversity remains undocumented (the 'taxonomic impediment'). This problem is widely acknowledged to be dire among invertebrates and in developing countries; here, we demonstrate that it can be acute even in conspicuous animals (reptiles) and in developed nations (Australia). A survey of mtDNA, allozyme and...
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