Article
Genetic and morphological divergence among sympatric canids.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Wayne R K, Van Valkenburgh B, Kat P W, Fuller T K, Johnson W E, O'Brien S J
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have suggested that the extent of character divergence observed between two sympatric species reflects the intensity of competition for resources or space. However, the influence of time on divergence is often overlooked. We examined the relationship between time and character di...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Carnivora
- DNA Restriction Enzymes
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Diet
- Environment
- Female
- Foxes
- Genetic Variation
- Male