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Genome-wide SNPs clarify lineage diversity confused by coloration in coralsnakes of the Micrurus diastema species complex (Serpentes: Elapidae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jun 2020
Reyes-Velasco Jacobo, Adams Richard H, Boissinot Stephane, Parkinson Christopher L, Campbell Jonathan A, Castoe Todd A, Smith Eric N
Abstract excerpt
New world coralsnakes of the genus Micrurus are a diverse radiation of highly venomous and brightly colored snakes that range from North Carolina to Argentina. Species in this group have played central roles in developing and testing hypotheses about the evolution of mimicry and aposematism. Despite their diversity and prominence as model systems, surprisingly little is known about species boundaries and...
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