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Cytonuclear discordance, reticulation and cryptic diversity in one of North America's most common frogs.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2021
Cairns N A, Cicchino A S, Stewart K A, Austin J D, Lougheed S C
Abstract excerpt
Complicated phylogenetic histories benefit from diverse sources of inference. Pseudacris crucifer (spring peeper) spans most of eastern North America and comprises six mtDNA lineages that form multiple contact zones. The putative Miocene or early Pliocene origins of the oldest lineages within Pseudacris crucifer imply sufficient time for species-level divergence. To understand why this species appears unified...
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