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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"climatic refugia"”.
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Comparative Phylogeography of Glassfrogs (Vitreorama) Endemic to the Brazilian Altantic Rainforest
… analysis, and molecular data to test the role of climatic stability, rivers, mountain chains, and geographic distance in shaping genetic differentiation. Moreover, I test the affect of climatic stability on the maintenance and spatial distribution of diversity and test for signatures of …
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Mountains as Crossroads: Temporal and Spatial Patterns of High Elevation Activity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA
… that ancient people primarily used mountains as refugia from extreme climatic pressure at lower elevations. Ultimately, I find that, in both mountain ranges, increased high elevation activity is most highly correlated with increased population, not with hot, dry climatic conditions. In other …