Historical Demography and Climate Driven Range Shifts in the Blue-spotted Salamander Under the Climate Change Scenarios
U. Perktas, C. Elverici, O. Yaylali
This study uses ecological niche modeling and Bayesian demographic analysis to show that Blue-spotted Salamander distribution and genetic structure were shaped by past climate changes, with the species expanding from near-zero populations after the Last Glacial Maximum.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology