Single nucleotide polymorphisms unravel hierarchical divergence and signatures of selection among Alaskan sockeye salmon (<it>Oncorhynchus nerka</it>) populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Disentangling the roles of geography and ecology driving population divergence and distinguishing adaptive from neutral evolution at the molecular level have been common goals among evolutionary and conservation biologists. Using sin...

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Main Authors: Habicht Christopher, Smith Matt J, Seeb James E, Gomez-Uchida Daniel, Quinn Thomas P, Seeb Lisa W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/48