Historical connections among river basins and climatic changes explain the biogeographic history of a water rat

Background The water rat Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) is a semiaquatic rodent from eastern South America that shows shallow genetic structure across space, according to some studies. We tested the influence of hydrography and climatic changes on the genetic and phylogeographic stru...

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Main Authors: Jeronymo Dalapicolla, Yuri Luiz Reis Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5333.pdf