Climatic fluctuations shape the phylogeography of a mesic direct-developing frog from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1803-1815

  Edwards, Danielle L ^a,b   Dale Roberts, J ^a   Scott Keogh, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Metacrinia nichollsi; Mitochondrial genealogy; Myobatrachidae; Phylogeography; South western Australia

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; ENDEMISM; FROG; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; STIRLING RANGE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; METACRINIA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 51849159507     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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