Strong genetic cohesiveness between Italy and North Africa in four butterfly species

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 818-830

  Habel, Jan Christian ^a   Rödder, Dennis ^c   Stefano, Scalercio ^d   Meyer, Marc ^b   Schmitt, Thomas ^c  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b MUSÉE NATIONAL D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d CRA Centro di Ricerca per l'Olivicoltura e l'Industria Olearia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Gene flow; Genetic differentiation; Isolation; Lycaena phlaeas; Maniola jurtina; Polyommatus icarus; Pyronia cecilia; Species distribution modelling

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; DISPERSAL; ELECTROKINESIS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; STRAIT OF SICILY;

ANIMALIA; LYCAENA PHLAEAS; MANIOLA JURTINA; POLYOMMATUS ICARUS; PYRONIA;

EID: 77952831764     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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