Gene flow during glacial habitat shifts facilitates character displacement in a Neotropical flycatcher radiation
Abstract Background Pleistocene climatic fluctuations are known to be an engine of biotic diversification at higher latitudes, but their impact on highly diverse tropical areas such as the Andes remains less well-documented. Specifically, while periods of global cooling may have led to fragmentation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1047-3 |