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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Main Author: Adams Dean C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/72