Article
Contrasting genetic, acoustic, and morphological differentiation in two closely related gladiator frogs (Hylidae: Boana) across a common Neotropical landscape.
Zootaxa - 24 May 2019
Escalona S Moisés D, Juncá Flora Acuña, Giaretta Ariovaldo A, Crawford Andrew J, Marca Enrique LA
Abstract excerpt
Mountain chains and rivers are often found to represent barriers promoting vicariant differentiation in terrestrial vertebrates. Previous studies have supported the idea that the Cordillera de Mérida (CM), the easternmost branch of the Northern Andes, represents a geographic barrier for vertebrates, including frogs. Previous studies have also suggested that the Orinoco River (OR), the biggest river in Venezuela,...
Topics
- Acoustics
- Animals
- Anura
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Drift
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Rivers
- Venezuela