Phylogeographic analysis and species distribution modelling of the wood frog Batrachyla leptopus (Batrachylidae) reveal interglacial diversification in south western Patagonia

Background The evolutionary history of southern South American organisms has been strongly influenced by Pleistocene climate oscillations. Amphibians are good models to evaluate hypotheses about the influence of these climate cycles on population structure and diversification of the biota, because t...

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Main Authors: José J. Nuñez, Elkin Y. Suárez-Villota, Camila A. Quercia, Angel P. Olivares, Jack W. Sites Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9980.pdf