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Phenotypic divergence of the common toad (Bufo bufo) along an altitudinal gradient: evidence for local adaptation.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2015
Luquet E, Léna J-P, Miaud C, Plénet S
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the environment can induce different patterns of genetic and phenotypic differentiation among populations. Both neutral processes and selection can influence phenotypic differentiation. Altitudinal phenotypic variation is of particular interest in disentangling the interplay between neutral processes and selection in the dynamics of local adaptation processes but remains little explored. We conducted...
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