Divergence in proteins, mitochondrial DNA, and reproductive compatibility across the isthmus of Panama.

doi:10.1126/science.8503007

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Divergence in proteins, mitochondrial DNA, and reproductive compatibility across the isthmus of Panama.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Jun 1993

Knowlton N, Weigt L A, Solórzano L A, Mills D K, Bermingham E

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It is widely believed that gene flow connected many shallow water populations of the Caribbean and eastern Pacific until the Panama seaway closed 3.0 to 3.5 million years ago. Measurements of biochemical and reproductive divergence for seven closely related, transisthmian pairs of snapping shrimp...

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Alleles
Animals
Base Sequence
DNA, Mitochondrial
Decapoda
Female
Genotype
Geological Phenomena
Geology
Isoenzymes
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Panama
Phylogeny

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