Laupala

Thomas Blankers1,2, Kerry L Shaw1

  • 1Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Molecular ecology
|July 10, 2024
PubMed
概括

变种可以迅速发生,即使没有特定的地理或生态驱动因素. 地质和气候变化塑造了人口分歧,受遗传结构和链接选择的影响,揭示了普遍的物种化因素.

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