Abstract (EN):
Aim To examine the effect of a known geological barrier on genetic variation within a wall lizard species complex. Locatiaon The Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. Methods Sequencing of partial 12S rRNA and cytochrome b mtDNA. Results The current distribution of genetic variability is not related to the opening of the Strait of Gibraltar. Conclusions Podarcis hispanica in North Africa is probably a species complex. The Strait of Gibraltar should not be used as a known barrier to gene flow in other land based organisms without careful sampling to test for multiple crossings since its formation.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
6