Genome‐wide markers untangle the green‐lizard radiation in the Aegean Sea and support a rare biogeographical pattern

[Aim] The Aegean Sea constitutes a major biogeographic barrier between the European and Asian continents and several models of diversification in the Aegean have been documented. Here, we test three of those models for the Aegean green‐lizards (Lacerta trilineata–pamphylica group): Vicariance versus Overland Dispersal versus Island Stepping‐stone Dispersal. We investigate these hypotheses and complement our knowledge on the impact of the Aegean Barrier on east Mediterranean taxa.

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Main Authors: Kornilios, Panagiotis, Thanou, Evanthia, Lymberakis, Petros, Ilgaz, Çetin, Kumlutas, Yusuf, Leaché, Adam D.
Other Authors: European Commission
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2019-03
Subjects:Aegean Sea barrier, Anatolia, ddRAD, East Mediterranean, Genome wide SNPs, Lacertidae, Mid-Aegean Trench, Overseas dispersal, Phylogeography, SNAPP coalescence,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/196314
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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Summary:[Aim] The Aegean Sea constitutes a major biogeographic barrier between the European and Asian continents and several models of diversification in the Aegean have been documented. Here, we test three of those models for the Aegean green‐lizards (Lacerta trilineata–pamphylica group): Vicariance versus Overland Dispersal versus Island Stepping‐stone Dispersal. We investigate these hypotheses and complement our knowledge on the impact of the Aegean Barrier on east Mediterranean taxa.