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Phylogeography and historical demography of Polypedates leucomystax in the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines: Evidence for recent human-mediated range expansion?

Abstract

Southeast Asia's widespread species offer unique opportunities to explore the effects of geographical barriers to dispersal on patterns of vertebrate lineage diversification. We analyzed mitochondrial gene sequences (16S rDNA) from a geographically widespread sample of 266 Southeast Asian tree frogs, including 244 individuals of Polypedates leucomystax and its close relatives. Our expectation was that lineages on island archipelagos would …

Authors

Brown RM; Linkem CW; Siler CD; Sukumaran J; Esselstyn JA; Diesmos AC; Iskandar DT; Bickford D; Evans BJ; McGuire JA

Journal

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 598–619

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

November 2010

DOI

10.1016/j.ympev.2010.06.015

ISSN

1055-7903