The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei)

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dc.contributor.advisorTolley, Krystal Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMeasey, G Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCressey, Emily Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-11T13:28:31Z
dc.date.available2015-01-11T13:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDeclines and losses of amphibian populations are a global problem involving a complexity of interacting causes. Regardless of the fact that amphibians in Africa are among those predicted to be hit the hardest by anthropogenic global change, many species remain poorly studied. Capensibufo rosei, Rose's Mountain Toad, is a restricted range species that survives in a few small, isolated montane populations in the extreme south-western Cape of South Africa. A recent study of the genus revealed that C. rosei may in fact comprise several cryptic species, with a distinctive lineage potentially being confined to the Cape Peninsula. I test the hypothesis that breeding sites on the Peninsula form a single genetic lineage, but are distinct at a population level due to limited dispersal abilities and little if any gene flow.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCressey, E. R. (2012). <i>The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12086en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCressey, Emily R. <i>"The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12086en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCressey, E. 2012. The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cressey, Emily R AB - Declines and losses of amphibian populations are a global problem involving a complexity of interacting causes. Regardless of the fact that amphibians in Africa are among those predicted to be hit the hardest by anthropogenic global change, many species remain poorly studied. Capensibufo rosei, Rose's Mountain Toad, is a restricted range species that survives in a few small, isolated montane populations in the extreme south-western Cape of South Africa. A recent study of the genus revealed that C. rosei may in fact comprise several cryptic species, with a distinctive lineage potentially being confined to the Cape Peninsula. I test the hypothesis that breeding sites on the Peninsula form a single genetic lineage, but are distinct at a population level due to limited dispersal abilities and little if any gene flow. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei) TI - The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12086 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12086
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCressey ER. The conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12086en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentPercy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherConservation Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe conservation genetics of a newly recognised Cape Peninsula endemic Rose's Mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei)en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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