Mitochondrial phylogeography of the Iberian endemic frog Rana iberica, with implications for its conservation.

ABSTRACT: Genetic characterization of species using phylogeographic approaches represents a basic reference to understand their evolutionary history as well as to identify conservation priorities to protect areas of particular interest regarding evolutionary potential. Even in well-studied regions such information is lacking for the majority of species, including many endemic species with reduced distribution ranges. We investigate the phylogeographic pattern of the Iberian frog Rana iberica, an endemic amphibian restricted to Central and North-Western Iberian Peninsula. Using mitochondrial sequences, we reconstruct the phylogeographic history of the species to test the effect of Quaternary climate changes on the evolutionary diversification of lineages, that is, the differentiation of mitoch

SUBMITTER: Teixeira J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6280099 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature