Inversions maintain differences between migratory phenotypes of a songbird
Rearrangements in the genome are important for local adaptation and speciation but are often difficult to identify reliably. Here the authors show that rearrangements underlie large chromosome regions that separate differentially migratory willow warblers.
Main Authors: | Max Lundberg, Alexander Mackintosh, Anna Petri, Staffan Bensch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36167-y |
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