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Intense browsing by sika deer (Cervus nippon) drives the genetic differentiation of hairy nettle (Urtica thunbergiana) populations.
Oecologia - 1 Aug 2021
Kohyama Tetsuo I, Yoshida Mei, Kimura Masahito T, Sato Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have inferred the way in which natural selection, genetic drift and gene flow shape the population genetic structures, but very few have quantified the population differentiation under spatially and temporally varying levels of selection pressure, population fluctuation and gene flow. In Nara Park (6.6 km2), central Japan, where several hundred sika deer (Cervus nippon) have been protected for more...
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