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Parallelism in the oxygen transport system of the lake whitefish: the role of physiological divergence in ecological speciation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2012
Evans Melissa L, Praebel Kim, Peruzzi Stefano, Bernatchez Louis
Abstract excerpt
In North America, populations of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) have evolved sympatric 'dwarf' and 'normal' ecotypes that are associated with distinct trophic niches within lakes. Trophic specialization should place diverging physiological demands on individuals, and thus, genes and phenotypes associated with energy production represent ideal candidates for studies of adaptation. Here, we test for the...
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