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A novel approach for finding ring species: look for barriers rather than rings Irwin, Darren E

Abstract

Ring species, in which two different forms coexist in one region while being connected by a long chain of interbreeding populations encircling a geographic barrier, provide clear demonstrations of the evolution of one species into two. Known ring species are rare, but now Monahan et al. propose an intriguing new approach to discovering them: focus first on geography to find potential barriers. See research article: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/20

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Title
A novel approach for finding ring species: look for barriers rather than rings
Creator
Irwin, Darren E
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Biodiversity Research Centre
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2012-03-12
Description
Ring species, in which two different forms coexist in one region while being connected by a long chain of interbreeding populations encircling a geographic barrier, provide clear demonstrations of the evolution of one species into two. Known ring species are rare, but now Monahan et al. propose an intriguing new approach to discovering them: focus first on geography to find potential barriers. See research article: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/20
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Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-01-12
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0223305
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56437
Affiliation
Zoology, Department of; Science, Faculty of
Citation
BMC Biology. 2012 Mar 12;10(1):21
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1741-7007-10-21
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Irwin; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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