Conservation genetics of an endemic mountaintop salamander with an extremely limited range

• Published in: Conservation genetics Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 443 - 454
• Main Authors: Bayer, Claire S. O., Sackman, Andrew M., Bezold, Kelly, Cabe, Paul R., Marsh, David M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: allopatric speciation; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biodiversity; Biodiversity hot spots; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Blue Ridge Mountain region; Caudata; Conservation biology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Conservation genetics; Conservation status; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Fish; Genetics; introgression; Life Sciences; Mountain regions; Mountains; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plethodon; Plethodon cinereus; Plethodon serratus; Research Article; salamanders and newts; Speciation; Virginia; Virginia; Blue Ridge Mountain region; ANW, USA, Virginia; USA, Blue Ridge Mts; mtDNA; Population genetics; Phylogeography; Big Levels salamander

Montane regions can promote allopatric speciation and harbor unique species with small ranges. The southern Appalachians are a biodiversity hotspot for salamanders, and several montane endemics occur in the region. Here, we present the first DNA sequence data for Plethodon sherando , a terrestrial s...