What maintains the central North Pacific genetic discontinuity in Pacific herring?

Pacific herring show an abrupt genetic discontinuity in the central North Pacific that represents secondary contact between refuge populations previously isolated during Pleistocene glaciations. Paradoxically, high levels of gene flow produce genetic homogeneity among ocean-type populations within e...

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Main Authors: Ming Liu, Longshan Lin, Tianxiang Gao, Takashi Yanagimoto, Yasunori Sakurai, W Stewart Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3532504?pdf=render