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Genetic and demographic founder effects have long-term fitness consequences for colonising populations.
Ecology letters - 1 Apr 2017
Szűcs Marianna, Melbourne Brett A, Tuff Ty, Weiss-Lehman Christopher, Hufbauer Ruth A
Abstract excerpt
Colonisation is a fundamental ecological and evolutionary process that drives the distribution and abundance of organisms. The initial ability of colonists to establish is determined largely by the number of founders and their genetic background. We explore the importance of these demographic and genetic properties for longer term persistence and adaptation of populations colonising a novel habitat using...
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