Recent divergence with gene flow in Tennessee cave salamanders (Plethodontidae: Gyrinophilus) inferred from gene genealogies

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2258-2275

  Niemiller, Matthew L ^a   Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M ^b   Miller, Brian T ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave invasion; Divergence with gene flow; Gyrinophilus; Speciation; Subterranean

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE FLOW; GENES, RAG-1; GENETIC SPECIATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; TENNESSEE; URODELA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

GYRINOPHILUS; GYRINOPHILUS GULOLINEATUS; GYRINOPHILUS PALLEUCUS; GYRINOPHILUS PALLEUCUS PALLEUCUS; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 42449106611     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03750.x     Document Type: Article

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