Investigating the genetic basis of adaptation in a climate change sensitive species : the American pika
When faced with rapidly changing environmental onditions, wildlife species are left to adapt in situ, disperse or disappear. While it is commonly accepted that environmental changes are important drivers in shaping the evolutionary paths of organisms, the functional mechanisms of adaptations to chan...
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University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40099 |