Parallel evolution of character displacement driven by competitive selection in terrestrial salamanders
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parallel evolution can occur when common environmental factors exert similar selective forces on morphological variation in populations in different geographic localities. Competition can also generate morphological shifts, and if co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/72 |