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Parallel shape divergence between ecotypes of the limpet Nacella concinna along the Antarctic Peninsula: a new model species for parallel evolution?
Zoology (Jena, Germany) - 1 Feb 2022
de Aranzamendi María Carla, Martínez Juan José, Held Christoph, Sahade Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Parallel phenotypic divergence is the independent differentiation between phenotypes of the same lineage or species occupying ecologically similar environments in different populations. We tested in the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna the extent of parallel morphological divergence in littoral and sublittoral ecotypes throughout its distribution range. These ecotypes differ in morphological, behavioural and...
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