Detecting cryptic speciation in the widespread and morphologically conservative carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) of Madagascar

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1399-1414

  Florio, A M ^a   Ingram, C M ^a   Rakotondravony, H A ^b   Louis, E E ^c   Raxworthy, C J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Canonical variates analysis; Cryptic species; Ecological niche modelling; Phylogeography; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CRYPSIS; DIVERGENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; LIZARD; MADAGASCAR; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; GENETIC SPECIATION; LIZARDS; MADAGASCAR; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84862252772     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02528.x     Document Type: Article

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