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Positive correlation between genetic diversity and fitness in a large, well-connected metapopulation.

BMC biology - 5 Nov 2008

Vandewoestijne Sofie, Schtickzelle Nicolas, Baguette Michel

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BACKGROUND: Theory predicts that lower dispersal, and associated gene flow, leads to decreased genetic diversity in small isolated populations, which generates adverse consequences for fitness, and subsequently for demography. Here we report for the first time this effect in a well-connected natural butterfly metapopulation with high population densities at the edge of its distribution range. RESULTS: We...

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PMID: 18986515
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-6-46
PMCID: PMC2587462

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