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The roles of vicariance and dispersal in the differentiation of two species of the Rhinella marina species complex.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Apr 2020
Bessa-Silva Adam, Vallinoto Marcelo, Sampaio Iracilda, Flores-Villela Oscar A, Smith Eric N, Sequeira Fernando
Abstract excerpt
The high levels of Neotropical biodiversity are commonly associated with the intense Neogene-Quaternary geological events and climate dynamics. Here, we investigate the evolutionary history of two species of Neotropical closely related amphibians (R. horribilis and R. marina). We combine published data with new mitochondrial DNA sequences and multiple nuclear markers, including 12 microsatellites. The...
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