Repeated adaptive divergence of microhabitat specialization in avian feather lice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Repeated adaptive radiations are evident when phenotypic divergence occurs within lineages, but this divergence into different forms is convergent when compared across lineages. Classic examples of such repeated adaptive divergence o...

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Main Authors: Johnson Kevin P, Shreve Scott M, Smith Vincent S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/52