Remarkably different phylogeographic structure in two closely related lizard species in a zone of sympatry in south-eastern Australia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Hodges, K M ^a   Rowell, D M ^a   Keogh, J S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative phylogeography; Eulamprus; Glacial cycles; Great Dividing Range; Invertebrates; Reptile

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GLACIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; INVERTEBRATE; LIZARD; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SYMPATRY; ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GREAT DIVIDING RANGE; NEW SOUTH WALES; TALLAGANDA;

ARANEAE; EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS HEATWOLEI; EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM; INVERTEBRATA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34247341422     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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