Quaternary climatic fluctuations influence the demographic history of two species of sky-island endemic amphibians in the Neotropics

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 160; p. 107113
• Main Authors: de Oliveira, Francisco Fonseca Ribeiro, Gehara, Marcelo, Solé, Mirco, Lyra, Mariana, Haddad, Célio Fernando Baptista, Silva, Daniel Paiva, de Magalhães, Rafael Félix, Leite, Felipe Sá Fortes, Burbrink, Frank T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: ABC; amphibians; Anura; Bayesian theory; Brazil; Campo rupestre; Climate change; cold; demography; Diversification; Elevation shifts; geographical distribution; indigenous species; Neotropics; phylogeny; phylogeography; Pleistocene epoch; population growth; population structure; species richness; Statistical phylogeography; Brazil; Elevation shifts; Climate change; ABC; Statistical phylogeography; Diversification; Campo rupestre

[Display omitted] •Quaternary climatic fluctuations influenced in the demographic history of amphibians.•Population expansions took place during periods of climate cooling.•A microendemic lineage was recovered in a geographic isolated region.•The results found are in accordance with other studies wi...