Angelo Coast Range Reserve

11 Jan, 04 AM - 13 Jan, 02 AM

Although decades of analysis of both allozymes and mitochondrial DNA have provided a fine-scale view of spatial patterns of genetic differentiation in Ensatina, we are still lacking a vital component of Ensatina history - a high-resolution species tree inferred from gene trees for multiple unlinked loci. Equipped with newly-isolated molecular markers and recently-developed, coalescent methods for inferring phylogeny and demographic history, we are now poised to test explicitly predictions about historical demography stemming from the prevailing ring species interpretation. Our integrative approach will enhance understanding of the history of the lineages that comprise the ring species and generate new insights into the causes and consequences of establishment of reproductive isolation in this textbook example of speciation in action.

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Under Project # 19325 | Research

An Integrative Approach to Understanding Speciation in Salamanders of the Ensatina eschscholtzii Complex

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Group of 2 Graduate Student Jan 11 - 13, 2009 (3 days)

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