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Intraspecific morphological and genetic variation of common species predicts ranges of threatened ones.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jun 2013
Fuller Trevon L, Thomassen Henri A, Peralvo Manuel, Buermann Wolfgang, Milá Borja, Kieswetter Charles M, Jarrín-V Pablo, Devitt Susan E Cameron, Mason Eliza, Schweizer Rena M, Schlunegger Jasmin, Chan Janice, Wang Ophelia, Schneider Christopher J, Pollinger John P, Saatchi Sassan, Graham Catherine H, Wayne Robert K, Smith Thomas B
Abstract excerpt
Predicting where threatened species occur is useful for making informed conservation decisions. However, because they are usually rare, surveying threatened species is often expensive and time intensive. Here, we show how regions where common species exhibit high genetic and morphological divergence among populations can be used to predict the occurrence of species of conservation concern. Intraspecific variation...
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