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Rapid genetic adaptation to a novel environment despite a genome-wide reduction in genetic diversity.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2018
Willoughby Janna R, Harder Avril M, Tennessen Jacob A, Scribner Kim T, Christie Mark R
Abstract excerpt
Introduced species often colonize regions that have vastly different ecological and environmental conditions than those found in their native range. As such, species introductions can provide a deeper understanding into the process of adaptive evolution. In the 1880s, steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from California were introduced into Lake Michigan (Laurentian Great Lakes, North America) where they...
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