A Combinatorial View on Speciation and Adaptive Radiation

David A Marques1, Joana I Meier2, Ole Seehausen3

  • 1Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.

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