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Article: Studies from Yale University yield new data on ecology.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 20, 2009
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According to recent research from the United States, "Phenotypic divergence between populations, i.e. how much phenotypes within a species vary geographically, is critical to many aspects of ecology and evolution, including ecogeographical trends, speciation and coexistence. Yet, the variation of divergence across species with different ecologies and distributions and the relative role of adaptive causes remains little understood."
"We predict that genetic control vs. phenotypic plasticity of traits, geographical distance and (assuming adaptation) environmental differences should explain much of the phenotypic variability between populations. We tested these ...