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Comparative phylogeography of northwest African Natrix maura (Serpentes: Colubridae) inferred from mtDNA sequences

dc.contributor.authorBarata, M.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, D. J.
dc.contributor.authorCastilho, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T12:03:02Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T12:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2014-05-16T12:03:42Z
dc.description.abstractWhile the comparative phylogeography of European fauna is relatively well understood, with Pleistocene climatic oscillations leading to ‘southern refugia’ for many species, the equivalent pattern has not been determined for North Africa. In this context variation within North African populations of the riverine snake Natrix maura were assessed using mitochondrial DNA sequences. Recent literature regarding North African phylogeographic studies of reptiles was compiled, and several surprising patterns emerged. The most interesting was the extensive movement of species across the Strait of Gibraltar during the Pleistocene. Another is the general pattern of deep genetic divergences between Tunisian and Moroccan populations, often at a level implying the existence of cryptic species. Natrix maura has three distinct lineages in North Africa, however, it apparently did not cross the Strait of Gibraltar during the Pleistocene, but probably did so during the Messinian salinity crisis.por
dc.identifier.citationBarata, M.; Harris, D. J.; Castilho, R. Comparative phylogeography of northwest African Natrix maura (Serpentes: Colubridae) inferred from mtDNA sequences, African Zoology, 43, 1, 1-7, 2008.por
dc.identifier.issn1562-7020
dc.identifier.otherAUT: RCA00270;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4009
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universitypor
dc.subjectNatrix maurapor
dc.subjectMitochondrial DNApor
dc.subjectComparative phylogeographypor
dc.subjectNorthwest Africapor
dc.titleComparative phylogeography of northwest African Natrix maura (Serpentes: Colubridae) inferred from mtDNA sequencespor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage7por
oaire.citation.issue1por
oaire.citation.startPage1por
oaire.citation.titleAfrican Zoologypor
oaire.citation.volume43por
person.familyNameCastilho
person.givenNameRita
person.identifier452212
person.identifier.ciencia-id0513-0407-A6C1
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0727-3688
person.identifier.ridB-6185-2008
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56271196600
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rcaap.typearticlepor
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