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Catastrophic floods may pave the way for increased genetic diversity in endemic artesian spring snail populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Wilmer Jessica Worthington, Murray Lynde, Elkin Ché, Wilcox Chris, Niejalke Darren, Possingham Hugh
Abstract excerpt
The role of disturbance in the promotion of biological heterogeneity is widely recognised and occurs at a variety of ecological and evolutionary scales. However, within species, the impact of disturbances that decimate populations are neither predicted nor known to result in conditions that promote genetic diversity. Directly examining the population genetic consequences of catastrophic disturbances however, is...
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