Fine-scale phenotypic change across a species transition zone in the genus Neotoma: Disentangling independent evolution from phylogenetic history

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2544-2557

  Matocq, Marjorie D ^a   Murphy, Peter J ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact zones; Neotoma; Phenotypic variation; Phylogenetic autocorrelation; Population genetic structure

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONTACT ZONE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT; SYMPATRY; TRANSITION ZONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGMODONTINAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SIGMODONTINAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; NEOTOMA MACROTIS;

EID: 35748959622     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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