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Postglacial colonisation patterns and the role of isolation and expansion in driving diversification in a passerine bird.
PloS one - 30 Jul 2008
Hansson Bengt, Hasselquist Dennis, Tarka Maja, Zehtindjiev Pavel, Bensch Staffan
Abstract excerpt
Pleistocene glacial cycles play a major role in diversification and speciation, although the relative importance of isolation and expansion in driving diversification remains debated. We analysed mitochondrial DNA sequence data from 15 great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) populations distributed over the vast Eurasian breeding range of the species, and revealed unexpected postglacial expansion patterns...
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