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Pleistocene climate fluctuations drove demographic history of African golden wolves (Canis lupaster).
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2021
Sarabia Carlos, vonHoldt Bridgett, Larrasoaña Juan C, Uríos Vicente, Leonard Jennifer A
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Pleistocene climate change impacted entire ecosystems throughout the world. In the northern hemisphere, the distribution of Arctic species expanded during glacial periods, while more temperate and mesic species contracted into climatic refugia, where isolation drove genetic divergence. Cycles of local cooling and warming in the Sahara region of northern Africa caused repeated contractions and expansions of...
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