Phylogenetic Systematics of the Water Toad (Bufo stejnegeri) Elucidates the Evolution of Semi-aquatic Toad Ecology and Pleistocene Glacial Refugia

Phylogenetic Systematics of the Water Toad (Bufo stejnegeri) Elucidates the Evolution of Semi-aquatic Toad Ecology and Pleistocene Glacial Refugia

The water toad (Bufo stejnegeri) is endemic to Northeastern Asia (South Korea, North Korea, and China) and has unique ecology for a toad by being semi-aquatic and breeding in lotic environments. We use a suite of phylogenetic analyses to understand the evolution of B. stejnegeri's distinctive e...

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Main Authors: Jonathan J. Fong, Bao-Tian Yang, Pi-Peng Li, Bruce Waldman, Mi-Sook Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
ancestral state reconstruction
Bayesian skyline
Baekdudaegan Mountain Range
divergence dating
Korea
Northeast Asia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00523/full

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