La variación genética aumenta durante la invasión biológica de un lagarto cubano

Jason J Kolbe1, Richard E Glor, Lourdes Rodríguez Schettino

  • 1Department of Biology, Campus Box 1137, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri 63130-4899, USA. kolbe@biology.wustl.edu

Nature
|September 10, 2004
PubMed
Resumen

Las múltiples introducciones del lagarto anole marrón en la Florida han aumentado su variación genética, mejorando su éxito invasivo. Estas poblaciones genéticamente enriquecidas ahora se están extendiendo a nivel mundial, lo que plantea importantes desafíos ecológicos y económicos.

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