The interplay of dispersal limitation, rivers, and historical events shapes the genetic structure of an Amazonian frog

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 356-373

  Fouquet, Antoine ^a,c   Ledoux, Jean Baptiste ^b   Dubut, Vincent ^c   Noonan, Brice P ^d   Scotti, Ivan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^e Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Amphibian; Gene flow; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Spatial genetic structure

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FROG; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RIVER BANK; TERRITORIALITY;

AMAZONIA; FRENCH GUIANA;

ADENOMERA ANDREAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859887579     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01871.x     Document Type: Article

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