Evidence for Admixture and Rapid Evolution During Glacial Climate Change in an Alpine Specialist
Yi-Ming Weng,
David H Kavanaugh,
Sean D Schoville
Abstract:The pace of current climate change is expected to be problematic for alpine flora and fauna, as their adaptive capacity may be limited by small population size. Yet despite substantial genetic drift following post-glacial recolonization of alpine habitats, alpine species are notable for their success surviving in highly heterogeneous environments. Population genomic analyses demonstrating how alpine species have adapted to novel environments with limited genetic diversity remain rare, yet are important in unde… Show more
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