A south-to-north biogeographic hypothesis for Andean speciation: Evidence from the lizard genus Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-374

  Doan, Tiffany M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Phylogeny; Proctoporus; South America; South to north speciation hypothesis; Squamata; Uplift history

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; LATITUDE; LIZARD; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; PROCTOPORUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037358811     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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