Patterns of genetic and reproductive traits differentiation in Mainland vs. Corsican populations of bumblebees.

Populations on islands often exhibit lower levels of genetic variation and ecomorphological divergence compared to their mainland relatives. While phenotypic differentiation in characters, such as size or shape among insular organisms, has been well studied, insular differentiation in quantitative r...

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Main Authors: Thomas Lecocq, Nicolas J Vereecken, Denis Michez, Simon Dellicour, Patrick Lhomme, Irena Valterová, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Pierre Rasmont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3675023?pdf=render