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Genetic evidence for widespread population size expansion in North American boreal birds prior to the Last Glacial Maximum.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 25 Jan 2023
Kimmitt Abigail A, Pegan Teresa M, Jones Andrew W, Wacker Kristen S, Brennan Courtney L, Hudon Jocelyn, Kirchman Jeremy J, Ruegg Kristen, Benz Brett W, Herman Rachael, Winger Benjamin M
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Pleistocene climate cycles are well documented to have shaped contemporary species distributions and genetic diversity. Northward range expansions in response to deglaciation following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; approximately 21 000 years ago) are surmised to have led to population size expansions in terrestrial taxa and changes in seasonal migratory behaviour. Recent findings, however, suggest that some...
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