| biogeography and speciation of a direct developing frog from the coastal arid zone of western australia. | within the southwestern australian biodiversity hotspot, the shark bay region displays high levels of plant and animal endemism, particularly in the herpetofauna. the region has been subjected to dramatic climatic fluctuations and has been geologically active from the late miocene to the present. the myobatrachid frog arenophryne rotunda, a shark bay endemic, provides an ideal opportunity to examine the relative effects of fluctuating climates and geological activity on the biota of shark bay. a ... | 2007 | 17625920 |