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The population genomics of rapid adaptation: disentangling signatures of selection and demography in white sands lizards.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2016
Laurent Stefan, Pfeifer Susanne P, Settles Matthew L, Hunter Samuel S, Hardwick Kayla M, Ormond Louise, Sousa Vitor C, Jensen Jeffrey D, Rosenblum Erica Bree
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Understanding the process of adaptation during rapid environmental change remains one of the central focal points of evolutionary biology. The recently formed White Sands system of southern New Mexico offers an outstanding example of rapid adaptation, with a variety of species having rapidly evolved blanched forms on the dunes that contrast with their close relatives in the surrounding dark soil habitat. In this...
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