Shared response to changes in drainage basin: Phylogeography of the Yunnan small narrow-mouthed frog, Glyphoglossus yunnanensis (Anura: Microhylidae).

ABSTRACT:

Aim

With the late Cenozoic uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), drainage of the southeastern edge of the QTP changed significantly. However, the impact of this dramatic change on the geographical distribution and genetic diversity of endemic organisms is still poorly understood. Here, we examined the geographical patterns of genetic variation in the Yunnan small narrow-mouthed frog, Glyphoglossus yunnanensis (Microhylidae), and two alternative hypotheses were tested: That is, the geographical distribution of genetic variation was determined by either the contemporary drainage basin or historical drainage basins.

Location

The Mountains of southwest China.

Materials and methods

Analyses were based on 417 specimens collected from across the distribution of

SUBMITTER: Zhang DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature