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A population founded by a single pair of individuals: establishment, expansion, and evolution.
Genetica - 1 Jan 2001
Grant P R, Grant B R, Petren K
Abstract excerpt
Events occurring at the founding of a population, and in the next few generations, are potentially of great importance for the future evolution of the population. This study reports demographic, genetic, and morphological changes that took place during and after the colonization of the small Galápagos island of Daphne Major by three male and two female large ground finches, Geospiza magnirostris, at the end of...
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