Article
Phylogeographic structure across one of the largest intact tropical savannahs: Molecular and morphological analysis of Australia's iconic frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2017
Pepper Mitzy, Hamilton David G, Merkling Thomas, Svedin Nina, Cser Bori, Catullo Renee A, Pryke Sarah R, Keogh J Scott
Abstract excerpt
The spectacular threat display of the savannah specialist Australo-Papuan frilled lizards has made them one of the world's most iconic reptiles. They are increasingly used as a model system for research in evolutionary biology and ecology but little is known of their population structure. Their distribution across northern Australia and southern New Guinea also provides an opportunity to examine biogeographic...
Topics
- Animals
- Australia
- Bayes Theorem
- Biological Evolution
- DNA
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Lizards
- Male