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Initial genetic diversity enhances population establishment and alters genetic structuring of a newly established Daphnia metapopulation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2016
Holmes Christopher J, Pantel Jelena H, Schulz Kimberly L, Cáceres Carla E
Abstract excerpt
When newly created habitats are initially colonized by genotypes with rapid population growth rates, later arriving colonists may be prevented from establishing. Although these priority effects have been documented in multiple systems, their duration may be influenced by the diversity of the founding population. We conducted a large-scale field manipulation to investigate how initial clonal diversity influences...
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