Temporal and spatial dynamics of competitive parapatry in chewing lice

Temporal and spatial dynamics of competitive parapatry in chewing lice

Abstract We synthesize observations from 1979 to 2016 of a contact zone involving two subspecies of pocket gophers (Thomomys bottae connectens and T. b. opulentus) and their respective chewing lice (Geomydoecus aurei and G. centralis) along the Río Grande Valley in New Mexico, U.S.A., to test predic...

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Main Authors: David J. Hafner, Mark S. Hafner, Theresa A. Spradling, Jessica E. Light, James W. Demastes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
chewing lice
contact zones
dispersal distance
hybrid zones
pocket gophers
species replacement
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5183

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