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The history and geography of diversification within the butterfly genus Lycaeides in North America.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2005
Nice Chris C, Anthony Nicola, Gelembiuk Greg, Raterman Denise, Ffrench-Constant Richard
Abstract excerpt
The Lycaeides butterfly species complex in North America consists of two nominal, morphologically defined species. These butterflies are ecologically diverse and appear to be distributed as a geographically complex mosaic of locally differentiated populations that may be undergoing adaptive radiation. We asked whether patterns of molecular genetic variation within the species complex are congruent with currently...
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