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Variation in Body Shape across Species and Populations in a Radiation of Diaptomid Copepods.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Hausch Stephen, Shurin Jonathan B, Matthews Blake
Abstract excerpt
Inter and intra-population variation in morphological traits, such as body size and shape, provides important insights into the ecological importance of individual natural populations. The radiation of Diaptomid species (~400 species) has apparently produced little morphological differentiation other than those in secondary sexual characteristics, suggesting sexual, rather than ecological, selection has driven...
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