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Hidden relationships and genetic diversity: Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Levantine lizards of the genus Phoenicolacerta (Squamata: Lacertidae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2015
Tamar Karin, Carranza Salvador, In den Bosch Herman, Sindaco Roberto, Moravec Jiří, Meiri Shai
Abstract excerpt
The Levant region witnessed dramatic tectonic events and climatic fluctuations that changed the historical landscape of the area and consequently influenced the cladogenesis and distribution of the local biota. In this study we use information from two mitochondrial and two nuclear genes and species delimitation methods in order to obtain the first robust time-calibrated molecular phylogeny of the Levantine rock...
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