Adaptive divergence in shell morphology in an ongoing gastropod radiation from Lake Malawi

Abstract Background Ecological speciation is a prominent mechanism of diversification but in many evolutionary radiations, particularly in invertebrates, it remains unclear whether supposedly critical ecological traits drove or facilitated diversification. As a result, we lack accurate knowledge on...

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Main Authors: Bert Van Bocxlaer, Claudia M. Ortiz-Sepulveda, Pieter R. Gurdebeke, Xavier Vekemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1570-5