A Phenotypic Point of View of the Adaptive Radiation of Crested Newts (<i>Triturus cristatus</i> Superspecies, Caudata, Amphibia)
Journal: International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Year: 2012

The divergence in phenotype and habitat preference within the crested newt Triturus cristatus superspecies, examined across different ontogenetic stages, provides an excellent setting to explore the pattern of adaptive radiation. The crested newts form a well-supported monophyletic clade for which at least the full mitochondrial DNA phylogeny is resolved. Here we summarise studies that explored the variation in morphological (larval and adult body form, limb skeleton, and skull shape) and other