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Ecological opportunities and specializations shaped genetic divergence in a highly mobile marine top predator.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Nov 2014
Louis Marie, Fontaine Michael C, Spitz Jérôme, Schlund Erika, Dabin Willy, Deaville Rob, Caurant Florence, Cherel Yves, Guinet Christophe, Simon-Bouhet Benoit
Abstract excerpt
Environmental conditions can shape genetic and morphological divergence. Release of new habitats during historical environmental changes was a major driver of evolutionary diversification. Here, forces shaping population structure and ecotype differentiation ('pelagic' and 'coastal') of bottlenose dolphins in the North-east Atlantic were investigated using complementary evolutionary and ecological approaches....
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