Island biology and morphological divergence of the Skyros wall lizard <it>Podarcis gaigeae</it>: a combined role for local selection and genetic drift on color morph frequency divergence?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patterns of spatial variation in discrete phenotypic traits can be used to draw inferences about the adaptive significance of traits and evolutionary processes, especially when compared to patterns of neutral genetic variation. Popul...

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Main Authors: Runemark Anna, Hansson Bengt, Pafilis Panayiotis, Valakos Efstratios D, Svensson Erik I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/269