Phylogeography of the Patagonian otter Lontra provocax: adaptive divergence to marine habitat or signature of southern glacial refugia?

• Main Authors: Vianna, Juliana A, Medina-Vogel, Gonzalo, Chehébar, Claudio, Sielfeld, Walter, Olavarría, Carlos, Faugeron, Sylvain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
• Subjects: Chiloé; Patagonia; Ice Sheet; Lontra; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/53

Abstract Background A number of studies have described the extension of ice cover in western Patagonia during the Last Glacial Maximum, providing evidence of a complete cover of terrestrial habitat from 41°S to 56°S and two main refugia, one in south-eastern Tierra del Fuego and the other north of t...