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

• Published in: BMC Evolutionary Biology
• Main Authors: Chehébar Claudio, Medina-Vogel Gonzalo, Vianna Juliana A, Sielfeld Walter, Olavarría Carlos, Faugeron Sylvain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011
• Subjects: Evolution; QH359-425; Patagonia; Chiloé; Ice Sheet; Lontra; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-53; https://doaj.org/article/8795e7dc41974a2b89369ed4ff8fb6f6

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...