| molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the australian diplodactylus stenodactylus (gekkota; reptilia) species-group based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes reveals an ancient split between pilbara and non-pilbara d. stenodactylus. | there is a paucity of research on intra-specific morphological and genetic diversity in australian arid-zone reptiles, and a number of australian reptile species have for many years been regarded as "species complexes" that classical morphological analyses could not resolve. we conducted a phylogenetic and phylogeographic study of a widespread species group of australian geckonid lizards to address two main aims. first, based on a large mitochondrial and nuclear gene data set, we have generated ... | 2006 | 16843684 |
| ancient drainages divide cryptic species in australia's arid zone: morphological and multi-gene evidence for four new species of beaked geckos (rhynchoedura). | deserts and other arid zones remain among the least studied biomes on earth. emerging genetic patterns of arid-distributed biota suggest a strong link between diversification history and both the onset of aridification and more recent cycles of severe aridification. a previous study based on 1 kb of mtdna of the monotypic gecko genus rhynchoedura identified five allopatric clades across the vast australian arid zone. we supplemented this data with 2.2kb from three nuclear loci and additional mtd ... | 2011 | 21884806 |
| are geckos useful bioindicators of air pollution? | the response of an australian arid-zone gecko community to sulphur dioxide and salt spray from a mine and industrial site was investigated from 1992 to 1995. geckos were abundant and fecund at control sites in chenopod shrubland and annual capture rates were strongly influenced by minimum night temperatures. capture rate and percentage of females gravid at sites exposed to high concentrations of air pollutants were significantly lower than at control sites. discrepancies between control and impa ... | 1998 | 28307930 |
| zoonotic and public health implications of campylobacter species and squamates (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians). | campylobacter spp. is one of the most widespread infectious diseases of veterinary and public health significance. globally, the incidence of campylobacteriosis has increased over the last decade in both developing and developed countries. squamates (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians) are a potential reservoir and source of transmission of campylobacteriosis to humans. this systematic review examined studies from the last 20 years that have reported squamate-associated human campylobacteriosis. ... | 2020 | 32998205 |