Adaptive divergence and the evolution of trophic diversity in the threespine stickleback

Five populations of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteous aculeatus,from the upper Cowichan River system (Vancouver Island, British Columbia) were surveyed to assess interpopulation levels of variability in trophic morphology. Phenotypic divergence is assumed to be a post-glacial event. Nine cha...

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Main Author: Lavin, Patrick A.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24837