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The influence of riverine barriers on phylogeographic patterns of Malagasy reed frogs (Heterixalus).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2012
Gehring Philip-Sebastian, Pabijan Maciej, Randrianirina Jasmin E, Glaw Frank, Vences Miguel
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the influence of large rivers on the phylogeography of endemic widespread amphibians along Madagascar's east coast, using as models various species and species complexes of Malagasy reed frogs (Heterixalus spp.) that are specialized to either highland or lowland habitats. We assembled a dense sampling across the full species ranges and used mitochondrial (cob) as well as nuclear (Rag-1) DNA sequences...
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