Divergent character clines across a recent secondary contact zone in a Hispaniolan lizard

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-300

  Gifford, M E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameiva chrysolaema; Cline; Contact zone; Introgression; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLINE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTROGRESSION; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AMEIVA CHRYSOLAEMA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 39749123477     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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