Amazonian amphibian diversity is primarily derived from late Miocene Andean lineages.

The Neotropics contains half of remaining rainforests and Earth's largest reservoir of amphibian biodiversity. However, determinants of Neotropical biodiversity (i.e., vicariance, dispersals, extinctions, and radiations) earlier than the Quaternary are largely unstudied. Using a novel method of...

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Main Authors: Juan C Santos, Luis A Coloma, Kyle Summers, Janalee P Caldwell, Richard Ree, David C Cannatella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19278298/pdf/?tool=EBI