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Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2017
Littleford-Colquhoun Bethan L, Clemente Christofer, Whiting Martin J, Ortiz-Barrientos Daniel, Frère Celine H
Abstract excerpt
Some of the best evidence for rapid evolutionary change comes from studies of archipelagos and oceanic islands. City parks are analogous systems as they create geographically isolated green spaces that differ in size, structure and complexity. Very little, however, is known about whether city parks within a single urban centre drive selection and result in the diversification of native species. Here, we provide...
Topics
- Animals
- Cities
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Drift
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Lizards
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Queensland