Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna

Melanesia, centred on the vast tropical island of New Guinea, is shown to have the most diverse and intact insular frog fauna in the world.

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Main Authors: Paul M. Oliver, Deborah S. Bower, Peter J. McDonald, Fred Kraus, Jennifer Luedtke, Kelsey Neam, Louise Hobin, Alienor L. M. Chauvenet, Allen Allison, Evy Arida, Simon Clulow, Rainer Günther, Elizah Nagombi, Burhan Tjaturadi, Scott L. Travers, Stephen J. Richards
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04105-1
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author Paul M. Oliver
Deborah S. Bower
Peter J. McDonald
Fred Kraus
Jennifer Luedtke
Kelsey Neam
Louise Hobin
Alienor L. M. Chauvenet
Allen Allison
Evy Arida
Simon Clulow
Rainer Günther
Elizah Nagombi
Burhan Tjaturadi
Scott L. Travers
Stephen J. Richards
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Deborah S. Bower
Peter J. McDonald
Fred Kraus
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spelling doaj.art-1c57fa432b944ceb9ec17eae16ce1d6d2022-12-22T04:38:22ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-11-015111010.1038/s42003-022-04105-1Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian faunaPaul M. Oliver0Deborah S. Bower1Peter J. McDonald2Fred Kraus3Jennifer Luedtke4Kelsey Neam5Louise Hobin6Alienor L. M. Chauvenet7Allen Allison8Evy Arida9Simon Clulow10Rainer Günther11Elizah Nagombi12Burhan Tjaturadi13Scott L. Travers14Stephen J. Richards15Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith UniversityZoology Discipline, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New EnglandFlora and Fauna Division, Department of Environment, Parks and Water SecurityDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of MichiganIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist GroupIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist GroupIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist GroupCentre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith UniversityBishop MuseumDivision of Zoology, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of CanberraMuseum für NaturkundeWildlife Conservation SocietyCenter for Environmental Studies, Sanata Dharma University (CESSDU)Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-NewarkIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist GroupMelanesia, centred on the vast tropical island of New Guinea, is shown to have the most diverse and intact insular frog fauna in the world.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04105-1
spellingShingle Paul M. Oliver
Deborah S. Bower
Peter J. McDonald
Fred Kraus
Jennifer Luedtke
Kelsey Neam
Louise Hobin
Alienor L. M. Chauvenet
Allen Allison
Evy Arida
Simon Clulow
Rainer Günther
Elizah Nagombi
Burhan Tjaturadi
Scott L. Travers
Stephen J. Richards
Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
Communications Biology
title Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
title_full Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
title_fullStr Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
title_full_unstemmed Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
title_short Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
title_sort melanesia holds the world s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04105-1
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