Non-gradual variation in colour morphs of the strawberry poison frog Dendrobates pumilio: Genetic and geographical isolation suggest a role for selection in maintaining polymorphism

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 4284-4294

  Rudh, Andreas ^a   Rogell, Björn ^a   Höglund, Jacob ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Morphological variation; Neutral divergence; Poison dart frogs; Selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NICARAGUA; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; COSTA RICA; DNA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NICARAGUA; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SELECTION (GENETICS); SKIN PIGMENTATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANURA; DENDROBATES PUMILIO; DENDROBATIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 34848878309     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03479.x     Document Type: Article

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