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Genomic divergence across ecological gradients in the Central African rainforest songbird (Andropadus virens).
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2017
Zhen Ying, Harrigan Ryan J, Ruegg Kristen C, Anderson Eric C, Ng Thomas C, Lao Sirena, Lohmueller Kirk E, Smith Thomas B
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The little greenbul, a common rainforest passerine from sub-Saharan Africa, has been the subject of long-term evolutionary studies to understand the mechanisms leading to rainforest speciation. Previous research found morphological and behavioural divergence across rainforest-savannah transition zones (ecotones), and a pattern of divergence with gene flow suggesting divergent natural selection has contributed to...
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