The Effects of Competition and Ecological Opportunity on Adaptation and Diversification
Ecological processes have the potential to influence evolution through their effects on selection. This thesis explores the effects of two ecological factors - competition and ecological opportunity. Intraspecific (within-species) competition is often expected to drive adaptation and diversificatio...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26229 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3294 |