Phylogeography of the pademelons (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Thylogale) in New Guinea reflects both geological and climatic events during the Plio-Pleistocene

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1732-1747

  Macqueen, Peggy ^a   Goldizen, Anne W ^a   Austin, Jeremy J ^b,c   Seddon, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dispersal; Glacial cycles; Mammals; New Guinea; Phylogeography; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Thylogale

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARSUPIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; TAXONOMY; ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION;

ANDES; ARU ISLANDS; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; CORDILLERA CENTRAL [ANDES]; HUON PENINSULA; INDONESIA; MALUKU [INDONESIA]; NEW GUINEA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

MACROPODIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA; THYLOGALE;

EID: 80051664799     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02522.x     Document Type: Article

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