Strong Sexual Selection Does Not Induce Population Differentiation in a Fish Species with High Dispersal Potential: The Curious Case of the Worm Pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Teleostei: Syngnathidae).

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High levels of population differentiation are a common demographic pattern in syngnathids, even at small geographical scales. This is probably the end result of the common life history traits observed within the family, involving limited dispersal capabilities and strong habitat dependency. The worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis, which displays all these characteristics, also presents an additional variable...

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