Reduction of Genetic Variation When Far From the Niche Centroid: Prediction for Mangrove Species

The niche-centroid hypothesis states that populations that are distributed near the centroid of the species' ecological niche will have higher fitness-related attributes, such as population abundance and genetic diversity than populations near the edges of the niche. Empirical evidence based on...

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Main Authors: Maried Ochoa-Zavala, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Ivania Cerón-Souza, Elsie Rivera-Ocasio, Vania Jiménez-Lobato, Juan Núñez-Farfán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Conservation Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2021.795365/full