Persistence, isolation and diversification of a naturally fragmented species in local refugia: the case of Hydromantes strinatii.

The study of the European plethodontid salamander Hydromantes strinatii using allozyme and mitochondrial markers showed a strong geographical genetic structure. This was likely the outcome of different evolutionary mechanisms leaving their signature despite the effects of the genetic drift due to th...

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Main Authors: Roberta Cimmaruta, Daniela Lucente, Giuseppe Nascetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4479377?pdf=render