Genetic structure in Orkney island mice: isolation promotes morphological diversification
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Evidence for Morphological and Genetic Diversification
—Despite the ongoing debate about the mechanisms involved in speciation processes, evolutionary biologists agree that isolation is a key factor in promoting the evolution of different species. Islands provide natural models for the study of isolated populations. Populations on islands are usually small and may also be subject to intense directional selection or genetic drift. In this study we i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heredity
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0018-067X,1365-2540
DOI: 10.1038/s41437-020-00368-8