Landscape evolution and phylogeography of Micrablepharus atticolus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), an endemic lizard of the Brazilian Cerrado

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1506-1519

  Santos, Marcella Gonçalves ^a   Nogueira, Cristiano ^a   Giugliano, Lilian Gimenes ^a   Colli, Guarino Rinaldi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climatic cycles; Core periphery; Genetic diversity; Neotropical region; Population expansion; Refugia; Savannas; South America; Stability

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; CLIMATE CYCLE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LIZARD; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PERIPHERAL REGION; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REFUGIUM; SAVANNA;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84904183071     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12291     Document Type: Article

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