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Evolutionary divergence of adult body size and juvenile growth in sympatric subpopulations of a top predator in aquatic ecosystems.
The American naturalist - 1 Jul 2015
Tibblin Petter, Forsman Anders, Koch-Schmidt Per, Nordahl Oscar, Johannessen Peter, Nilsson Jonas, Larsson Per
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary theory predicts that different selective regimes may contribute to divergent evolution of body size and growth rate among populations, but most studies have focused on allopatric populations. Here, we studied five sympatric subpopulations of anadromous northern pike (Esox lucius) in...
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