Local adaptation in the land snail, Cepaea nemoralis : exploratory genetic analysis with AFLP markers

The polymorphic land snail, Cepaea nemoralis (L.) shows a higher prevalence of yellow, banded shells in open habitats and non-yellow (Pink and brown), unbanded shells in woodland. Shell characters are genetically controlled and this pattern of local adaptation is geographically repeated, implying se...

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Main Author: Patel, Simit
Published: University of Reading 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.559281