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Contrasting population structures in two sympatric anurans: implications for species conservation.
Heredity - 1 Feb 2004
Brede E G, Beebee T J C
Abstract excerpt
A general prediction of the neutral theory of evolution is that genetic diversity should correlate positively with effective population size. We show here that diversity across eight microsatellite loci was consistently and substantially lower in one common amphibian (Bufo bufo) than in another with similar life history traits (Rana temporaria) despite B. bufo having the larger breeding assemblage sizes. However,...
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