Phylogenetic analyses of mtDNA sequences reveal three cryptic lineages in the widespread neotropical frog Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799) (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-341

  Camargo, Arley ^a,c   De Sá, Rafael O ^a   Heyer, W Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Cryptic speciation; Phylogeography; South America; Species concept; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

FROG; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS FUSCUS;

EID: 33644968185     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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