Genetic diversity and evolutionary history of the Tyrrhenian treefrog Hyla sarda (Anura: Hylidae): Adding pieces to the puzzle of Corsica-Sardinia biota

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-167

  Bisconti, Roberta ^a   Canestrelli, Daniele ^a   Nascetti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Amphibians; Genetic differentiation; Mediterranean islands

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ELECTROKINESIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FROG; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HOT SPOT; MICROPLATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETICS;

CORSE; FRANCE; ITALY; SARDINIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA SARDA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 79954598160     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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