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Pattern of genetic differentiation of an incipient speciation process: The case of the high Andean killifish Orestias.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Guerrero-Jiménez Claudia Jimena, Peña Fabiola, Morales Pamela, Méndez Marco, Sallaberry Michel, Vila Irma, Poulin Elie
Abstract excerpt
During the Pleistocene and Holocene, the southwest Andean Altiplano (17°-22°S) was affected by repeated fluctuations in water levels, high volcanic activity and major tectonic movements. In the early Holocene the humid Tauca phase shifted to the arid conditions that have lasted until the present, producing endorheic rivers, lakes, lagoons and wetlands. The endemic fish Orestias (Cyprinodontidae) represents a good...
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