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Sailfin Lizard Conservation Genetics

September 22, 2014 8:36 pm Published by

Habitat destruction is a problem for all species, but it is especially detrimental to conservation efforts of large vertebrates with highly specialized habitats. Large-bodied sailfin lizards, which...

Color in Lamprolepus smaragdina

September 20, 2014 9:42 pm Published by

Lamprolepis smaragdina is a tree-dwelling skink found throughout the Philippine Islands, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of the West Pacific. One of three recognized...

Phylogeny & Biogeography of Varanus salvator complex

September 15, 2014 6:00 pm Published by

We utilize robust geographical genetic sampling, a multilocus dataset, a new synthesis of numerous fossil calibration points, a time-calibrated phylogeny, and the Dispersal–Extinction–Cladogenesis model to test the...

Pseudogekko Diversity and Population Genetics

September 15, 2014 5:57 pm Published by

Recent studies of forest lizards in Southeast Asia have highlighted spectacular morphological and cryptic genetic diversity in several poorly known clades. Unfortunately, many of the included species...

Revision of Philippine Aquatic Lizards

September 15, 2014 5:51 pm Published by

We review the recent discovery of multiple populations of the enigmatic, semi-aquatic Sphenomorphus Group skink, Parvoscincus leucospilos Peters, and investigate the morphological and genetic diversity of isolated,...

Conservation of Southeast Asian Sailfin Dragons

September 15, 2014 5:45 pm Published by

Despite rampant coastal development throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, studies of conservation genetics and ecology of vulnerable, coastal species are rare. Large bodied vertebrates with highly...

Kikuchii’s Gecko and Global Conservation Challenges

September 15, 2014 5:35 pm Published by

Aim To highlight the significant conservation challenge of evaluating peripheral endemic vertebrates in island archipelago systems and to assess empirically the complexities of approaches to conservation genetic...