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Genetic footprints of demographic expansion in North America, but not Amazonia, during the Late Quaternary.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Sept 2003
Lessa Enrique P, Cook Joseph A, Patton James L
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The biotic consequences of climate change have attracted considerable attention. In particular, the "refugial debate" centers on the possible retraction of habitats to limited areas that may have served as refuges for many associated species, especially during glaciations of the Quaternary. One prediction of such scenarios is that populations must have experienced substantial growth accompanying climatic...
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