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Geographic patterns of clonal diversity in the earth mite species Penthaleus major with particular emphasis on species margins.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2002
Robinson Michelle T, Weeks Andrew R, Hoffmann Ary A
Abstract excerpt
Patterns of clonal diversity in parthenogenetic species can be influenced by occasional sexual reproduction, selection due to environmental heterogeneity, and genetic drift. Here we investigate geographic patterns of clonal diversity in the obligate parthenogenetic earth mite species, Penthaleus major, in southeastern Australia. Spatial autocorrelation analysis indicated a relationship between geographic distance...
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