Search Results - "LEAVITT, DEAN H"

Complex patterns of speciation in cosmopolitan “rock posy” lichens – Discovering and delimiting cryptic fungal species in the lichen-forming Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) by Leavitt, Steven D., Fankhauser, Johnathon D., Leavitt, Dean H., Porter, Lyndon D., Johnson, Leigh A., St. Clair, Larry L.

“…[Display omitted] ► Molecular data reveal cryptic lineages within the R. melanophthalma species complex. ► Most lineages were morphologically and chemically…”
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Multilocus sequence data reveal dozens of putative cryptic species in a radiation of endemic Californian mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae) by Leavitt, Dean H., Starrett, James, Westphal, Michael F., Hedin, Marshal

“…[Display omitted] •We examine phylogenetic relationships of Californian representatives of the spider family Nemesiidae.•Results indicate that the Californian…”
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Multilocus phylogeny of alligator lizards (Elgaria, Anguidae): Testing mtDNA introgression as the source of discordant molecular phylogenetic hypotheses by Leavitt, Dean H., Marion, Angela B., Hollingsworth, Bradford D., Reeder, Tod W.

“…[Display omitted] •Multilocus data recover a novel phylogeny for Elgaria alligator lizards.•We propose two approaches for testing hypotheses of…”
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Introgression obscures lineage boundaries and phylogeographic history in the western banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) by Leavitt, Dean H, Hollingsworth, Bradford D, Fisher, Robert N, Reeder, Tod W

“…Abstract The geomorphological formation of the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of California is a principal driver of diversification for the reptiles…”
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Intercontinental dispersal by a microendemic burrowing reptile (Dibamidae) by Townsend, Ted M., Leavitt, Dean H., Reeder, Tod W.

“…Intercontinental dispersal via land bridge connections has been important in the biogeographic history of many Holarctic plant and animal groups. Likewise,…”
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The Phylogenetic Position of the Little Mexican Toad, Anaxyrus kelloggi, Using Molecular Data by Peralta-García, Anny, Leavitt, Dean H, Hollingsworth, Bradford D, Reeder, Tod W

“…We tested the phylogenetic position of Anaxyrus kelloggi, a distinctive toad species from coastal northwestern Mexico, using a ~2.4-kilobase fragment of…”
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Multi-locus DNA sequence data reveal a history of deep cryptic vicariance and habitat-driven convergence in the desert night lizard Xantusia vigilis species complex (Squamata: Xantusiidae) by LEAVITT, DEAN H, BEZY, ROBERT L, CRANDALL, KEITH A, SITES JR, JACK W

“…The lizard genus Xantusia of southwestern North America has received recent attention in relation to delimiting species. Using more than 500 lizards from 156…”
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Squamate Phylogenetics, Molecular Branch Lengths, and Molecular Apomorphies: A Response to McMahan et al by Harrington, Sean M, Leavitt, Dean H, Reeder, Tod W

“…Morphology-based studies of squamate phylogenetics recover very different topologies from studies that use molecular or combined molecular and morphological…”
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Lineage Diversification in Southwestern Lizards: Accounting for Introgression at Multiple Timescales by Leavitt, Dean H

“…The geomorphological formation of the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of California, along with its associated islands, has created a dynamic stage for…”
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Lineage Diversification in Southwestern Lizards: Accounting for Introgression at Multiple Timescales by Leavitt, Dean H

“…The geomorphological formation of the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of California, along with its associated islands, has created a dynamic stage for…”
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