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The evolutionary history of Lygodactylus lizards in the South American open diagonal.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2018
Lanna Flávia M, Werneck Fernanda P, Gehara Marcelo, Fonseca Emanuel M, Colli Guarino R, Sites Jack W, Rodrigues Miguel T, Garda Adrian A
Abstract excerpt
The Pleistocenic Arc Hypothesis (PAH) posits that South American Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (SDTF) were interconnected during Pleistocene glacial periods, enabling the expansion of species ranges that were subsequently fragmented in interglacial periods, promoting speciation. The lizard genus Lygodactylus occurs in Africa, Madagascar, and South America. Compared to the high diversity of African Lygodactylus,...
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