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Evidence of Subdivisions on Evolutionary Timescales in a Large, Declining Marsupial Distributed across a Phylogeographic Barrier.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Alpers Deryn L, Walker Faith M, Taylor Andrea C, Sunnucks Paul, Bellman Steven, Hansen Birgita D, Sherwin William B
Abstract excerpt
Major prehistoric forces, such as the climatic shifts of the Pleistocene, can remain visible in a species' population genetics. Inference of refuges via genetic tools is useful for conservation management as it can identify populations whose preservation may help retain a species' adaptive potential. Such investigation is needed for Australia's southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons), whose...
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