The potential for predicted climate shifts to impact genetic landscapes of lizards in the South African Cape Floristic Region

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-130

  Tolley, Krystal A ^a   Makokha, Jane Sakwa ^b   Houniet, Darren T ^a   Swart, Belinda L ^b   Matthee, Conrad A ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burchell's sand lizard; Climate change; Dwarf chameleon; Phylogeography; Southern rock agama

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AGAMA; AGAMA ATRA; BRADYPODION; PEDIOPLANIS BURCHELLI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 64149131946     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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