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Phenotypic divergence among west European populations of Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus: the effects of migratory and foraging behaviours.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Neto Júlio M, Gordinho Luís, Belda Eduardo J, Marín Marcial, Monrós Juan S, Fearon Peter, Crates Ross
Abstract excerpt
Divergent selection and local adaptation are responsible for many phenotypic differences between populations, potentially leading to speciation through the evolution of reproductive barriers. Here we evaluated the morphometric divergence among west European populations of Reed Bunting in order to determine the extent of local adaptation relative to two important selection pressures often associated with...
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