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Quaternary Glaciation Accelerates Speciation in Aquatic Snakes Through Recent Bottlenecks.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2025
Ren Jin-Long, Li Rui-Han, Jia Ru-Wan, Lyu Zhi-Tong, Yan Chaochao, Jiang Dechun, Wang Ying-Yong, Li Jia-Tang
Abstract excerpt
Climatic fluctuations during glacial periods have profoundly shaped the demographic history and gene flow dynamics of many taxa. This study integrated high-throughput sequencing of 67 individuals with comprehensive genomic analyses to investigate biogeographic patterns, genetic divergence and demographic trajectories in the Opisthotropis latouchii species complex, a group of mountain stream snakes distributed...
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- Animals
- China
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetics, Population
- Ice Cover
- Snakes
