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Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: Hidden diversity and cryptic species.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 2018
Kotsakiozi Panayiota, Jablonski Daniel, Ilgaz Çetin, Kumlutaş Yusuf, Avcı Aziz, Meiri Shai, Itescu Yuval, Kukushkin Oleg, Gvoždík Václav, Scillitani Giovanni, Roussos Stephanos A, Jandzik David, Kasapidis Panagiotis, Lymberakis Petros, Poulakakis Nikos
Abstract excerpt
Kotschy's Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, is a small gecko native to southeastern Europe and the Levant. It displays great morphological variation with a large number of morphologically recognized subspecies. However, it has been suggested that it constitutes a species complex of several yet unrecognized species. In this study, we used multilocus sequence data (three mitochondrial and three nuclear gene fragments)...
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