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The stabilizing effect of intraspecific genetic variation on population dynamics in novel and ancestral habitats.
The American naturalist - 1 Aug 2009
Agashe Deepa
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies show that intraspecific genetic variation in asexual species may have large effects on community and ecosystem functions, increasing their stability, productivity, and species richness. However, major questions regarding its population-level impact remain empirically unanswered: (a) How does intraspecific genetic diversity affect the ecological characteristics of sexual species, in which...
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