Evolutionary history of the genus <it>Tarentola </it>(Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from the Mediterranean Basin, estimated using multilocus sequence data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pronounced morphological conservatism within <it>Tarentola </it>geckos contrasted with a high genetic variation in North Africa, has led to the hypothesis that this group could represent a cryptic species complex, a c...

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Main Authors: Rato Catarina, Carranza Salvador, Harris David J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/14