Chromosomal speciation and adaptive radiation of mole rats in Asia Minor correlated with increased ecological stress.

doi:10.1073/pnas.91.17.8160

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Chromosomal speciation and adaptive radiation of mole rats in Asia Minor correlated with increased ecological stress.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Aug 1994

Nevo E, Filippucci M G, Redi C, Korol A, Beiles A

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The evolutionary forces causing chromosomal speciation and adaptation are still enigmatic. Here we tested the Israel evolutionary model of positive association of diploid chromosome number (2n) and genetic diversity with aridity stress in subterranean mole rats, on a 30-times-larger scale in Asia...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Chromosomes
Climate
Desert Climate
Ecology
Genetic Variation
Geography
Israel
Karyotyping
Rodentia
Species Specificity
Turkey

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