Genetic and morphological variation in Vanzolinius discodactylus: A test of the river hypothesis of speciation

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 376-387

  Gascon, Claude ^a,b   Lougheed, Stephen C ^a   Bogart, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Amphibians; Barriers; Genetic structure; Morphological variation; Population differentiation; Tarzea; Terra firme forest; Vanzolinius discodactylus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RIPARIA; VANZOLINIUS DISCODACTYLUS;

FROG; RIVERINE BARRIER; SPECIATION;

SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0030322255     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389201     Document Type: Article

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