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ArticleEcology and evolution2017

Geographic isolation facilitates the evolution of reproductive isolation and morphological divergence.

McLean L D Worsham, Eric P Julius, Chris C Nice, Peter H Diaz, David G Huffman

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

McLean L D WorshamDepartment of Biology Texas State University San Marcos TX USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6112-6529
Eric P JuliusDepartment of Biology Texas State University San Marcos TX USA.
Chris C NiceDepartment of Biology Texas State University San Marcos TX USA.
Peter H DiazU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Texas Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office San Marcos TX USA.
David G HuffmanDepartment of Biology Texas State University San Marcos TX USA.
Texas State University · USUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service · USUniversity of Hawaii System · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geographic isolation is known to contribute to divergent evolution, resulting in unique phenotypes. Oftentimes morphologically distinct populations are found to be interfertile while reproductive isolation is found to exist within nominal morphological species revealing the existence of cryptic species. These disparities can be difficult to predict or explain especially when they do not reflect an inferred history of common ancestry which suggests that environmental factors affect the nature of ecological divergence. A series of laboratory experiments and observational studies were used to address what role biogeographic factors may play in the ecological divergence of

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evolutiongeographic isolationmolecular diversitymorphological diversityreproductive isolation

Identifiers

PMID29238554
PMCPMC5723600
OpenAlexW2766924355

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