Biogeography and evolution of the Smooth snake Coronella austriaca (Serpentes: Colubridae) in the Iberian Peninsula: Evidence for Messinian refuges and Pleistocenic range expansions

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-47

  Santos, X ^a,b   Roca, J ^b   Pleguezuelos, J M ^c   Donaire, D ^d   Carranza, S ^b  

^a Diputacio de Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronella austriaca; Iberian Peninsula; Messinian refugia; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Pleistocene distribution shifts; Snakes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MESSINIAN; PHYLOGENY; RANGE EXPANSION; REFUGE; REFUGIUM; SALINITY; SNAKE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; COLUBRIDAE; CORONELLA AUSTRIACA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 56649096988     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808783431541     Document Type: Article

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