Low genetic diversity in a widespread whistling alien: A comparison of Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914 (Eleutherodactylidae) and congeners in native and introduced ranges
There is no clear empirical evidence to support the general assumption that genetic diversity favours successful invasions. Many invading species disperse and establish successfully despite low genetic diversity, a phenomenon known as the genetic paradox of biological invasion. Model systems that al...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2022-12-01
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Series: | NeoBiota |
Online Access: | https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/86778/download/pdf/ |