Article
Comparative Phylogeography Reveals Cryptic Diversity and Repeated Patterns of Cladogenesis for Amphibians and Reptiles in Northwestern Ecuador.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Arteaga Alejandro, Pyron R Alexander, Peñafiel Nicolás, Romero-Barreto Paulina, Culebras Jaime, Bustamante Lucas, Yánez-Muñoz Mario H, Guayasamin Juan M
Abstract excerpt
Comparative phylogeography allow us to understand how shared historical circumstances have shaped the formation of lineages, by examining a broad spectrum of co-distributed populations of different taxa. However, these types of studies are scarce in the Neotropics, a region that is characterized by high diversity, complex geology, and poorly understood biogeography. Here, we investigate the diversification...
Topics
- Amphibians
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Biological Evolution
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ecuador
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Phylogeny