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Comparative phylogeography of amphibians and reptiles in Algeria suggests common causes for the east-west phylogeographic breaks in the Maghreb.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Beddek Menad, Zenboudji-Beddek Saliha, Geniez Philippe, Fathalla Raouaa, Sourouille Patricia, Arnal Véronique, Dellaoui Boualem, Koudache Fatiha, Telailia Salah, Peyre Olivier, Crochet Pierre-André
Abstract excerpt
A series of phylogeographic studies in the Maghreb identified a repeated pattern of deep genetic divergence between an eastern (Tunisia) and western (Morocco) lineage for several taxa but lack of sampling in Algeria made it difficult to know if the range limits between the eastern and western lineages were shared among taxa or not. To address this question, we designed a comparative phylogeographic study using 8...
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