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On the origin of the Norwegian lemming.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2014
Lagerholm Vendela K, Sandoval-Castellanos Edson, Ehrich Dorothee, Abramson Natalia I, Nadachowski Adam, Kalthoff Daniela C, Germonpré Mietje, Angerbjörn Anders, Stewart John R, Dalén Love
Abstract excerpt
The Pleistocene glacial cycles resulted in significant changes in species distributions, and it has been discussed whether this caused increased rates of population divergence and speciation. One species that is likely to have evolved during the Pleistocene is the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus). However, the origin of this species, both in terms of when and from what ancestral taxon it evolved, has been...
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