ANCIENT TEPUI SUMMITS HARBOR YOUNG RATHER THAN OLD LINEAGES OF ENDEMIC FROGS

The flattop mountains (tepuis) of South America are ancient remnants of the Precambrian Guiana Shield plateau. The tepui summits, isolated by their surrounding cliffs that can be up to 1000 m tall, are thought of as "islands in the sky," harboring relict flora and fauna that underwent vica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution 2012-10, Vol.66 (10), p.3000-3013
Hauptverfasser:	Salerno, Patricia E., Ron, Santiago R., Señaris, J. Celsa, Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., Noonan, Brice P., Cannatella, David C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anura - genetics Biodiversity Biological taxonomies Calibration Dispersal Diversification hypotheses Evolution Evolution & development Fossils Frogs Genetic Speciation Guiana Shield Habitats Highlands Hylidae Lost World Lowlands Mitochondrial DNA Mountains Phylogeography sky islands South America Taxa Tepuis
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