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Patterns of Genetic Variability in Island Populations of the Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) from the Mouth of the Amazon.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Bessa-Silva Adam Rick, Vallinoto Marcelo, Sodré Davidson, da Cunha Divino Bruno, Hadad Dante, Asp Nils Edvin, Sampaio Iracilda, Schneider Horacio, Sequeira Fernando
Abstract excerpt
The Amazonian coast has several unique geological characteristics resulting from the interaction between drainage pattern of the Amazon River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most extensive and sedimentologically dynamic regions of the world, with a large number of continental islands mostly formed less than 10,000 years ago. The natural distribution of the cane toad (Rhinella marina), one of the world's...
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