Convergent Evolution During Local Adaptation to Patchy Landscapes.

Species often encounter, and adapt to, many patches of similar environmental conditions across their range. Such adaptation can occur through convergent evolution if different alleles arise in different patches, or through the spread of shared alleles by migration acting to synchronize adaptation ac...

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Main Authors: Peter L Ralph, Graham Coop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4646681?pdf=render