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Allelic variation in a willow warbler genomic region is associated with climate clines.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Larson Keith W, Liedvogel Miriam, Addison Brianne, Kleven Oddmund, Laskemoen Terje, Lifjeld Jan T, Lundberg Max, Akesson Susanne, Bensch Staffan
Abstract excerpt
Local adaptation is an important process contributing to population differentiation which can occur in continuous or isolated populations connected by various amounts of gene flow. The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is one of the most common songbirds in Fennoscandia. It has a continuous breeding distribution where it is found in all forested habitats from sea level to the tree line and therefore...
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