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B W Bowen1, W S Grant2

  • 1Department. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32653-3071.

Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution
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PubMed
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Sardine populations show strong geographic structuring but shallow genetic divergence, suggesting recent dispersal events shaped their evolution. These findings challenge traditional biogeographic models, highlighting rapid adaptation to changing ocean conditions.

Keywords:
Antitropicalcontrol regiondispersalmitochondrial DNAvicariance

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