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In these instances the phenotypic range of taxa can be highly variable, as can their morphological distinctiveness and stability (e.g. [ 52]).

These hypotheses share the prediction that MRS evolution may precede the evolution of other hallmarks or correlates of species status (including morphological distinctiveness) and may even initiate speciation [ 11].

This reflects at best that all tetraploid segregates of the A. arenosa group closely belong to each other, but also considers the morphological distinctiveness and local alpine occurrence of A. arenosa subsp. intermedia.

Initially, populations are quantitatively ranked based on molecular and morphological distinctiveness and selected for conservation priority based on these ranks subject to the limitation that there must be at least one population from each ecotype (six in the case of rainbow trout) or major drainage system (eight in the case of BC – see Taylor 2004).

There was little correlation between genetic and morphological distinctiveness across populations, although one population was genetically and morphologically the most distinctive.

Subspecies status is appropriate here based on geographic and morphological distinctiveness [ 33].

Overall, the detected molecular and morphological distinctiveness of the Sardinian WB (Apollonio et al., 1988) is congruent with its classification as a different subspecies (S. scrofa meridionalis).

Of these groups, the A. dispar group should be treated as a separate genus according to its phylogenetic position and morphological distinctiveness [ Heterogamus stat. rev.: type species A. (H). crypticornis Wesmael = H. dispar (Haliday)].

A phylogenetic position outside of Petropedetes, the morphological distinctiveness of the taxon, and likely long period of divergence from its closest relatives (based on sequence differences for standard genetic markers) agree with Largen's [ 5] original hypothesis that Ericabatrachus should be recognized as a distinct genus.

These three species were found to be genealogically exclusive in both mtDNA and nDNA loci, and furthermore, they exhibit morphological distinctiveness.

Due to the low degree of within sequence divergence in the P. hypselopterus clade (compared with similar taxa in the region) and the apparent limited morphological distinctiveness between populations [ 7], we recommend no taxonomic changes.