Latitudinal variation in speciation mechanisms in frogs

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-443

  Hua, Xia ^a   Wiens, John J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Climate; Latitude; Niche conservatism; Niche divergence; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; AMPHIBIAN; CLIMATIC REGION; DIVERGENCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NICHE; PARAPATRY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ANURA; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 75149156696     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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