Climate and phylogenetic signal

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Ben Wielstra

In a paper published in Annales Zoologici Fennici we tested the influence of shared ancestry and climate on the variation in life history traits in Triturus newts. Some variation can be explained by climate, some by shared ancestry and some by both.

Reference: Vukov, T.D., Cvijanović, M., Wielstra, B., Kalezić M.L. (2014). The roles of phylogeny and climate in shaping the variation in life-history traits observed in the newt genus Triturus (Caudata, Salamandridae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 51(5): 445-456.

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About Ben Wielstra

I am a biologist interested in the interaction among closely species, both ecologically and genetically, during the course of their evolution. In my studies I'm employing the newt genus Triturus.
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