Genetic structure of the frogs Geocrinia lutea and Geocrinia rosea reflects extreme population divergence and range changes, not dispersal barriers

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1147-1157

  Driscoll, Don A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Barriers to dispersal; Frog; Genetic divergence; Population genetic structure; Range change; Southwestern Australia; Speciation

Indexed keywords

FROG; GENETIC STRUCTURE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

GEOCRINIA LUTEA; GEOCRINIA ROSEA;

EID: 0031698227     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01841.x     Document Type: Article

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