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Large-scale diversification without genetic isolation in nematode symbionts of figs.
Science advances - 1 Jan 2016
Susoy Vladislav, Herrmann Matthias, Kanzaki Natsumi, Kruger Meike, Nguyen Chau N, Rödelsperger Christian, Röseler Waltraud, Weiler Christian, Giblin-Davis Robin M, Ragsdale Erik J, Sommer Ralf J
Abstract excerpt
Diversification is commonly understood to be the divergence of phenotypes accompanying that of lineages. In contrast, alternative phenotypes arising from a single genotype are almost exclusively limited to dimorphism in nature. We report a remarkable case of macroevolutionary-scale diversification without genetic divergence. Upon colonizing the island-like microecosystem of individual figs, symbiotic nematodes of...
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