Anuran diversity indicates that Caatinga relictual Neotropical forests are more related to the Atlantic Forest than to the Amazon

The relationships among the morphoclimatic domains of South America have been a major biogeographical issue of recent years. Palynological, geological and phytogeographical data suggest that the Amazon Forest and the Atlantic Forest were connected during part of the Tertiary and Quaternary periods....

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Main Authors: Deborah P. Castro, João Fabrício M. Rodrigues, Maria Juliana Borges-Leite, Daniel Cassiano Lima, Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6208.pdf