Salamanders spell out evolution in action

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 21:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Lungless salamanders (Ensatina eschscholtzii) live in a horseshoe-shape region in California (a 'ring') which circles around the central valley. New research showed that reproductive isolation of E. eschscholtzii was driven by genetic divergence rather than adaption to different ecological habitats.

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