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The changing pace of insular life: 5000 years of microevolution in the Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis).
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Oct 2014
Cucchi Thomas, Barnett Ross, Martínková Natália, Renaud Sabrina, Renvoisé Elodie, Evin Allowen, Sheridan Alison, Mainland Ingrid, Wickham-Jones Caroline, Tougard Christelle, Quéré Jean Pierre, Pascal Michel, Pascal Marine, Heckel Gerald, O'Higgins Paul, Searle Jeremy B, Dobney Keith M
Abstract excerpt
Island evolution may be expected to involve fast initial morphological divergence followed by stasis. We tested this model using the dental phenotype of modern and ancient common voles (Microtus arvalis), introduced onto the Orkney archipelago (Scotland) from continental Europe some 5000 years ago. First, we investigated phenotypic divergence of Orkney and continental European populations and assessed climatic...
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