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Spatial patterns of neutral and functional genetic variations reveal patterns of local adaptation in raccoon (Procyon lotor) populations exposed to raccoon rabies.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2014
Kyle Christopher J, Rico Yessica, Castillo Sarrah, Srithayakumar Vythegi, Cullingham Catherine I, White Bradley N, Pond Bruce A
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Local adaptation is necessary for population survival and depends on the interplay between responses to selective forces and demographic processes that introduce or retain adaptive and maladaptive attributes. Host-parasite systems are dynamic, varying in space and time, where both host and parasites must adapt to their ever-changing environment in order to survive. We investigated patterns of local adaptation in...
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