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Population genetic structure of a centipede species with high levels of developmental instability.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Fusco Giuseppe, Leśniewska Małgorzata, Congiu Leonardo, Bertorelle Giorgio
Abstract excerpt
European populations of the geophilomorph centipede Haplophilus subterraneus show a high proportion of individuals with morphological anomalies, suggesting high levels of developmental instability. The broad geographic distribution of this phenomenon seems to exclude local environmental causes, but the source of instability is still to be identified. The goal of the present study was to collect quantitative data...
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