Evolving in the highlands: the case of the Neotropical Lerma live-bearing Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Central Mexico

Evolving in the highlands: the case of the Neotropical Lerma live-bearing Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Central Mexico

Abstract Background Volcanic and tectonic activities in conjunction with Quaternary climate are the main events that shaped the geographical distribution of genetic variation of many lineages. Poeciliopsis infans is the only poeciliid species that was able to colonize the temperate highlands of cent...

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Main Authors: Rosa Gabriela Beltrán-López, Omar Domínguez-Domínguez, Rodolfo Pérez-Rodríguez, Kyle Piller, Ignacio Doadrio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Endemic fishes
Tecto-volcanism
Quaternary climate
Pliocene
Biogeographical history
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1172-7

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