Macrogeographic genetic variation in broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)

• Published in: Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology Vol. 309A; no. 10; pp. 628 - 636
• Main Authors: Villela, Priscilla Marqui Schmidt, Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann, Piña, Carlos Ignacio, Verdade, Luciano M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Alligator mississippiensis; Alligators and Crocodiles - genetics; Animals; Brazil; Caiman; Caiman latirostris; Gene Frequency; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Geography; Heterozygote; Microsatellite Repeats - genetics; Phylogeny; Brazil; ASW, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Cardoso I; Brazil, Minas, Sao Francisco R; ASW, Brazil

Broad‐snouted caiman's (Caiman latirostris) geographic distribution comprises one of the widest latitudinal ranges among all crocodilians. In this study we analyzed the relationship between geographic distance (along the species latitudinal range) and genetic differentiation using DNA microsate...