Search Results - "Pratt, Renae C"
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Inferring kangaroo phylogeny from incongruent nuclear and mitochondrial genes
Published in PloS one (22-02-2013)“…The marsupial genus Macropus includes three subgenera, the familiar large grazing kangaroos and wallaroos of M. (Macropus) and M. (Osphranter), as well as the…”
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On and off the rocks: persistence and ecological diversification in a tropical Australian lizard radiation
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (20-03-2019)“…Congruent patterns in the distribution of biodiversity between regions or habitats suggest that key factors such as climatic and topographic variation may…”
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Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (27-10-2008)“…(ground weta),…”
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Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and habitat preference evolution of marsupials
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-09-2014)“…Marsupials exhibit great diversity in ecology and morphology. However, compared with their sister group, the placental mammals, our understanding of many…”
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Cryptic lineage diversity, body size divergence, and sympatry in a species complex of Australian lizards (Gehyra)
Published in Evolution (01-01-2018)“…Understanding the joint evolutionary and ecological underpinnings of sympatry among close relatives remains a key challenge in biology. This problem can be…”
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A novel hotspot of vertebrate endemism and an evolutionary refugium in tropical Australia
Published in Diversity & distributions (01-01-2017)“…Aim: In lineages or regions that are rife with morphologically cryptic taxa, hotspots of local endemism may remain overlooked when genetic data are…”
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Systematics of a small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Einasleigh Uplands, Queensland: description of a new range restricted species
Published in Zootaxa (09-02-2017)“…The tropical savannah landscapes of Australia's north, though previously overshadowed by the biodiverse rainforests of the Wet Tropics, are themselves now…”
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Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species
Published in Zootaxa (29-04-2016)“…Ongoing fieldwork and molecular research continues to reveal that the monsoonal tropics of northern Australia contain more vertebrate species than currently…”
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Toward Resolving Deep Neoaves Phylogeny: Data, Signal Enhancement, and Priors
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-02-2009)“…We report three developments toward resolving the challenge of the apparent basal polytomy of neoavian birds. First, we describe improved conditional…”
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Family-level relationships among the Australasian marsupial “herbivores” (Diprotodontia: Koala, wombats, kangaroos and possums)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-02-2008)“…The marsupial order Diprotodontia includes 10 extant families, which occupy all terrestrial habitats across Australia and New Guinea and have evolved…”
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