Absence of genetic isolation across highly fragmented landscape in the ant Temnothorax nigriceps

Abstract Background Human activities, including changes in agricultural landscapes, often impact biodiversity through habitat fragmentation. This potentially reduces genetic exchange between previously connected populations. Using a combination of nuclear and mitochondrial markers, we investigated (...

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Main Authors: Marion Cordonnier, Dominik Felten, Andreas Trindl, Jürgen Heinze, Abel Bernadou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02044-3