Phylogeography of Sardinian cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes) is mainly determined by geomorphology.

Detecting the factors that determine the interruption of gene flow between populations is key to understanding how speciation occurs. In this context, caves are an excellent system for studying processes of colonization, differentiation and speciation, since they represent discrete geographical unit...

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Main Authors: Ylenia Chiari, Arie van der Meijden, Mauro Mucedda, João M Lourenço, Axel Hochkirch, Michael Veith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3299655?pdf=render