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Genomic Basis of Convergent Island Phenotypes in Boa Constrictors.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2019
Card Daren C, Adams Richard H, Schield Drew R, Perry Blair W, Corbin Andrew B, Pasquesi Giulia I M, Row Kristopher, Van Kleeck Melissa J, Daza Juan M, Booth Warren, Montgomery Chad E, Boback Scott M, Castoe Todd A
Abstract excerpt
Convergent evolution is often documented in organisms inhabiting isolated environments with distinct ecological conditions and similar selective regimes. Several Central America islands harbor dwarf Boa populations that are characterized by distinct differences in growth, mass, and craniofacial morphology, which are linked to the shared arboreal and feast-famine ecology of these island populations. Using...
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