Molecular phylogeny of the Kosciuscola grasshoppers endemic to the Australian alpine and montane regions

Umbers, KateTatarnic, Nikolai J.Song, H.2015-12-131445-5226http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74557Diversity and speciation in Australia's alpine biota are poorly understood. Here we present a molecular phylogeny of the Australian alpine grasshopper genus Kosciuscola (Sjösted) that currently includes five described species. These grasshoppers are of iKeywords: alpine environment; biota; body temperature; climate change; color; data acquisition; endemic species; evolution; fauna; genome; grasshopper; invertebrate; molecular analysis; montane forest; phylogeny; speciation (biology); species diversity; taxonomy; AMolecular phylogeny of the Kosciuscola grasshoppers endemic to the Australian alpine and montane regions201310.1071/IS120722016-02-24