Evolution: Anti-speciation in Walking Sticks
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The interplay between selection and genetic exchange at a color locus between populations of Timema walking sticks acts as an anti-speciation phenotype. This actively counteracts speciation and offers a general mechanism to explain the porous nature of species boundaries.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015