Phylogeographic Substructuring in the Southernmost Refugium of the European Common Frog Rana temporaria.

ABSTRACT: Rana temporaria is one of the most widespread Palearctic brown frogs. We aimed to clarify distribution pattern of two main genetic clades in the understudied Balkan peninsula by using 16SrRNA and MT-CYTB sequences, already widely applied in analyses of populations from other parts of Europe, while focusing on the broad area along the Morava river (central Balkans) as a known gap in the species distribution. Additionally, we were interested in revealing the extent of haplotype diversity within the main genetic clades in the Balkans, particularly around the supposed suture zone. The results revealed a suture zone between the Western and Eastern Clades in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. This indicated the existence of a historical barrier between the Balkan Moun

SUBMITTER: Ilic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11117212 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature