Shedding subspecies: The influence of genetics on reptile subspecies taxonomy

SM Torstrom, KL Pangle, BJ Swanson - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The subspecies concept influences multiple aspects of biology and management. The
'molecular revolution'altered traditional methods (morphological traits) of subspecies …

[HTML][HTML] Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)

MB Harvey, GN Ugueto, RL Gutberlet Jr - Zootaxa, 2012 - biotaxa.org
Despite advances within particular groups, systematics of the Teiidae has long been
unsatisfactory, because fewmorphological characters have been described for this family …

Comparative phylogeography of Atlantic bluefin tuna and swordfish: the combined effects of vicariance, secondary contact, introgression, and population expansion …

JRA Bremer, J Viñas, J Mejuto, B Ely, C Pla - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Comparative phylogeography has revealed remarkable patterns of concordance in the
maternal phylogenies of many species. The phylogeography and historical demography of …

Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree‐alignment and similarity‐alignment

N Goicoechea, DR Frost, I De la Riva… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We infer phylogenetic relationships within Teioidea, a superfamily of Nearctic and
Neotropical lizards, using nucleotide sequences. Phylogenetic analyses relied on …

Molecular phylogeny of an endemic radiation of Cuban toads (Bufonidae: Peltophryne) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes

R Alonso, AJ Crawford… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim In this study we present a molecular phylogenetic and phylogeographical analysis of
Peltophryne (Anura: Bufonidae), an endemic genus of Antillean toads, to investigate the …

Partial island submergence and speciation in an adaptive radiation: a multilocus analysis of the Cuban green anoles

RE Glor, ME Gifford, A Larson… - … of the Royal …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sympatric speciation is often proposed to account for species–rich adaptive radiations within
lakes or islands, where barriers to gene flow or dispersal may be lacking. However …

Dispersal predicts hybrid zone widths across animal diversity: Implications for species borders under incomplete reproductive isolation

JP McEntee, JG Burleigh… - The American …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Hybrid zones occur as range boundaries for many animal taxa. One model for how hybrid
zones form and stabilize is the tension zone model, a version of which predicts that hybrid …

Genomic timetree and historical biogeography of Caribbean island ameiva lizards (Pholidoscelis: Teiidae)

DB Tucker, SB Hedges, GR Colli, RA Pyron… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of Caribbean island ameivas
(Pholidoscelis) are not well‐known because of incomplete sampling, conflicting datasets …

New Quaternary mammals support regional endemism in western Hispaniola

LW Viñola-López, JN Almonte-Milán, A Luthra… - Journal of mammalian …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of largely unstudied fossil collections recovered from caves and sinkholes
from western Hispaniola has resulted in the recognition of a new capromyine rodent …

Population history of the Hispaniolan hutia Plagiodontia aedium (Rodentia: Capromyidae): testing the model of ancient differentiation on a geotectonically complex …

S Brace, IAN Barnes, A Powell, R Pearson… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hispaniola is a geotectonically complex island consisting of two palaeo‐islands that docked
c. 10 Ma, with a further geological boundary subdividing the southern palaeo‐island into …