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Phylogeography of Sardinian cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes) is mainly determined by geomorphology.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Chiari Ylenia, van der Meijden Arie, Mucedda Mauro, Lourenço João M, Hochkirch Axel, Veith Michael
Abstract excerpt
Detecting the factors that determine the interruption of gene flow between populations is key to understanding how speciation occurs. In this context, caves are an excellent system for studying processes of colonization, differentiation and speciation, since they represent discrete geographical units often with known geological histories. Here, we asked whether discontinuous calcareous areas and cave systems...
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