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Evolutionary melting pots: a biodiversity hotspot shaped by ring diversifications around the Black Sea in the Eastern tree frog (Hyla orientalis).
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2016
Dufresnes Christophe, Litvinchuk Spartak N, Leuenberger Julien, Ghali Karim, Zinenko Oleksandr, Stöck Matthias, Perrin Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Hotspots of intraspecific genetic diversity, which are of primary importance for the conservation of species, have been associated with glacial refugia, that is areas where species survived the Quaternary climatic oscillations. However, the proximate mechanisms generating these hotspots remain an open issue. Hotspots may reflect the long-term persistence of large refugial populations; alternatively, they may...
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