Molecular phylogeography of Jerdon's pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii): Importance of the uplift of the Tibetan plateau

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2326-2336

  Guo, Peng ^a,b   Liu, Qin ^a   Li, Cao ^a   Chen, Xin ^c   Jiang, Ke ^d   Wang, Yue Z ^b   Malhotra, Anita ^e  

^a YIBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Dispersal; High elevation biogeography; Highland fauna; Montane distribution; Phylogeography; Tibetan uplift; Venomous snake; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HETEROGENEITY; MIOCENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SNAKE; UPLIFT; VICARIANCE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

PROTOBOTHROPS; PROTOBOTHROPS JERDONII;

EID: 81255160928     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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