Pre-quaternary divergence and subsequent radiation explain longitudinal patterns of genetic and morphological variation in the striped skink, Heremites vittatus

• Verfasst von: Baier, Felix [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schmitz, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sauer-Gürth, Hedwig [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wink, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Pre-quaternary divergence and subsequent radiation explain longitudinal patterns of genetic and morphological variation in the striped skink, Heremites vittatus
• Verf.angabe: Felix Baier, Andreas Schmitz, Hedwig Sauer-Gürth and Michael Wink
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 03.08.2017
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: BMC evolutionary biology
• Jahr Quelle: 2017
• Band/Heft Quelle: 17(2017) Artikel-Nummer 132, 16 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 1471-2148
• DOI: doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0969-0
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1561668974

Abstract

Many animal and plant species in the Middle East and northern Africa have a predominantly longitudinal distribution, extending from Iran and Turkey along the eastern Mediterranean coast into northern Africa. These species are potentially characterized by longitudinal patterns of biological diversity, but little is known about the underlying biogeographic mechanisms and evolutionary timescales. We examined these questions in the striped skink, Heremites vittatus, one such species with a roughly longitudinal distribution across the Middle East and northern Africa, by analyzing range-wide patterns of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence and multi-trait morphological variation.