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On the predictability of phenotypic divergence in geographic isolation.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 23 Jan 2023
Freeman Benjamin G, Montgomery Graham A, Heavyside Julian, Moncrieff Andre E, Johnson Oscar, Winger Benjamin M
Abstract excerpt
Do related populations that are separated by barriers predictably evolve differences from one another over time, or is such divergence idiosyncratic and unpredictable? We test these alternatives by investigating patterns of trait evolution for 54 sister pairs of Andean forest birds that live in similar environments on either side of the arid Marañón Gap, a strong dispersal barrier for humid montane species. We...
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