Article
The role of historical and contemporary processes on phylogeographic structure and genetic diversity in the Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis.
BMC evolutionary biology - 20 May 2011
Smith Brian Tilston, Escalante Patricia, Hernández Baños Blanca E, Navarro-Sigüenza Adolfo G, Rohwer Sievert, Klicka John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Earth history events such as climate change are believed to have played a major role in shaping patterns of genetic structure and diversity in species. However, there is a lag between the time of historical events and the collection of present-day samples that are used to infer contemporary population structure. During this lag phase contemporary processes such as dispersal or non-random mating can...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.