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High dispersal ability inhibits speciation in a continental radiation of passerine birds.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Apr 2012
Claramunt Santiago, Derryberry Elizabeth P, Remsen J V, Brumfield Robb T
Abstract excerpt
Dispersal can stimulate speciation by facilitating geographical expansion across barriers or inhibit speciation by maintaining gene flow among populations. Therefore, the relationship between dispersal ability and speciation rates can be positive or negative. Furthermore, an 'intermediate dispersal' model that combines positive and negative effects predicts a unimodal relationship between dispersal and...
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