Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless dragons

Cryptic lineages, comprising species complexes with deep genetic structuring across the landscape but without distinct morphological differences, impose substantial difficulties for systematists and taxonomists in determining true species diversity. Here, we present an integrative approach that comb...

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Main Authors: Jane Melville, Kirilee Chaplin, Christy A. Hipsley, Stephen D. Sarre, Joanna Sumner, Mark Hutchinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-12-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.191166