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Patterns of persistence and isolation indicate resilience to climate change in montane rainforest lizards.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2010
Bell Rayna C, Parra Juan L, Tonione Maria, Hoskin Conrad J, Mackenzie Jason B, Williams Stephen E, Moritz Craig
Abstract excerpt
Globally, montane tropical diversity is characterized by extraordinary local endemism that is not readily explained by current environmental variables indicating a strong imprint of history. Montane species often exist as isolated populations under current climatic conditions and may have remained isolated throughout recent climatic cycles, leading to substantial genetic and phenotypic divergence. Alternatively,...
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