Are islands the end of the colonization road?
Ecologists have, up to now, widely regarded colonization of islands from continents as a one-
way journey, mainly because of widely accepted assertions that less diverse island …
way journey, mainly because of widely accepted assertions that less diverse island …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)
A phylogenetic analysis of sequences from 503 species of hylid frogs and four outgroup taxa
resulted in 16,128 aligned sites of 19 genes. The molecular data were subjected to a …
resulted in 16,128 aligned sites of 19 genes. The molecular data were subjected to a …
Biogeographic analysis reveals ancient continental vicariance and recent oceanic dispersal in amphibians
Amphibia comprises over 7000 extant species distributed in almost every ecosystem on
every continent except Antarctica. Most species also show high specificity for particular …
every continent except Antarctica. Most species also show high specificity for particular …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria
Brachycephaloidea is a monophyletic group of frogs with more than 1000 species
distributed throughout the New World tropics, subtropics, and Andean regions. Recently, the …
distributed throughout the New World tropics, subtropics, and Andean regions. Recently, the …
[HTML][HTML] New World direct-develo** frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation
New World frogs recently placed in a single, enormous family (Brachycephalidae) have
direct development and reproduce on land, often far away from water. DNA sequences from …
direct development and reproduce on land, often far away from water. DNA sequences from …
Developmental diversity of amphibians
The current model amphibian, Xenopus laevis, develops rapidly in water to a tadpole which
metamorphoses into a frog. Many amphibians deviate from the X. laevis developmental …
metamorphoses into a frog. Many amphibians deviate from the X. laevis developmental …
[كتاب][B] Libro rojo de la fauna venezolana
JP Rodríguez, F Rojas-Suárez - 1995 - researchgate.net
Somos una fundación empresarial patrocinada únicamente por Empresas Polar, dedicada a
programas de utilidad colectiva e interés general con el fin de instalar capacidades en la …
programas de utilidad colectiva e interés general con el fin de instalar capacidades en la …
Spiny frogs (Paini) illuminate the history of the Himalayan region and Southeast Asia
J Che, WW Zhou, JS Hu, F Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Asian frogs of the tribe Paini (Anura: Dicroglossidae) range across several first-order tectono-
morphological domains of the Cenozoic Indo-Asian collision that include the Tibetan …
morphological domains of the Cenozoic Indo-Asian collision that include the Tibetan …
[HTML][HTML] A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)
Neotropical skinks are unique among lizards and other vertebrates in their degree of
convergence, in reproductive traits, with eutherian mammals. They have also been famously …
convergence, in reproductive traits, with eutherian mammals. They have also been famously …
Global patterns of amphibian phylogenetic diversity
Aim Phylogenetic diversity can provide insight into how evolutionary processes may have
shaped contemporary patterns of species richness. Here, we aim to test for the influence of …
shaped contemporary patterns of species richness. Here, we aim to test for the influence of …