Phylogeography of the antilopine wallaroo (Macropus antilopinus) across tropical northern Australia.

ABSTRACT: The distribution of antilopine wallaroo, Macropus antilopinus, is marked by a break in the species' range between Queensland and the Northern Territory, coinciding with the Carpentarian barrier. Previous work on M. antilopinus revealed limited genetic differentiation between the Northern Territory and Queensland M. antilopinus populations across this barrier. The study also identified a number of divergent lineages in the Northern Territory, but was unable to elucidate any geographic structure. Here, we re-examine these results to (1) determine phylogeographic patterns across the range of M. antilopinus and (2) infer the biogeographic barriers associated with these patterns. The tropical savannahs of northern Australia: from the Cape York Peninsula in the east,

SUBMITTER: Wadley JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5108257 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature