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The role of climatic cycles and trans-Saharan migration corridors in species diversification: Biogeography of Psammophis schokari group in North Africa.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2018
Gonçalves Duarte Vasconcelos, Martínez-Freiría Fernando, Crochet Pierre-André, Geniez Philippe, Carranza Salvador, Brito José Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Highlands, hydrographic systems and coastal areas have been hypothesised to form corridors across the hyperarid Sahara desert in North Africa, allowing dispersal and gene flow for non-xeric species. Here we aim to provide a genetic test for the trans-Saharan corridor model, and predict the location and stability of ecological-corridors, by combining phylogeography and palaeoclimatic modelling. The model was the...
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