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Topographic barriers drive the pronounced genetic subdivision of a range-limited fossorial rodent.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2024
Reuber Victoria M, Westbury Michael V, Rey-Iglesia Alba, Asefa Addisu, Farwig Nina, Miehe Georg, Opgenoorth Lars, Šumbera Radim, Wraase Luise, Wube Tilaye, Lorenzen Eline D, Schabo Dana G
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Due to their limited dispersal ability, fossorial species with predominantly belowground activity usually show increased levels of population subdivision across relatively small spatial scales. This may be exacerbated in harsh mountain ecosystems, where landscape geomorphology limits species' dispersal ability and leads to small effective population sizes, making species relatively vulnerable to environmental...
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