Rural selection drives the evolution of an urban–rural cline in coat color in gray squirrels

Abstract Phenotypic differences between urban and rural populations are well‐documented, but the evolutionary processes driving trait variation along urbanization gradients are often unclear. We combined spatial data on abundance, trait variation, and measurements of fitness to understand cline stru...

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Main Authors: Bradley J. Cosentino, John P. Vanek, James P. Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10544