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Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation and phylogeographical structure of rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) populations.
Heredity - 1 Nov 1998
Lucchini V, Randi E
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The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is distributed in the Alps, Apennines and Balkans, in mountainous areas that were heavily affected by cyclic climate and landscape changes during the last Pleistocene glaciations. Some partridge populations have colonized and expanded their present ranges only after deglaciation and recent deforestation by humans. Other populations have been segregated in land-bridge islands...
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