Genetic diversity and gene flow decline with elevation in montane mayflies

2017/05/10 by Nicholas R. Polato, N R Polato, Miranda M. Gray +18 · 22 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Anthropology #Biology #Demography #Diversity (politics) #Ecology #Elevation (ballistics) #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Gene flow #Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock #Genetic diversity #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetic variation #Genetics #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Montane ecology #Population

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/hdy.2017.23

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