Pre-pleistocene refugia and differentiation between populations of the caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica).

@article{Tarkhnishvili2000PrepleistoceneRA,
  title={Pre-pleistocene refugia and differentiation between populations of the caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica).},
  author={David Tarkhnishvili and Roger S. Thorpe and Jan W. Arntzen},
  journal={Molecular phylogenetics and evolution},
  year={2000},
  volume={14 3},
  pages={
          414-22
        }
}
A 350-bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene was sequenced in the Caucasian salamander, Mertensiella caucasica, representing 10 populations from across its range along the Black Sea coast. Five haplotypes were discovered among 65 fragments analyzed, differing at 2-50 positions. The highest differentiation between haplotypes was observed in animals from the eastern part of the species' range (Borjomi) compared to those from the remainder of the species' range. Randomly amplified… 
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