Divergence along a steep ecological gradient in lake whitefish (Coregonus sp.)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 498-514

  Vonlanthen, P ^a,b   Roy, D ^b   Hudson, A G ^a,b   LargiadEr C R ^a   Bittner, D ^a   Seehausen, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinal speciation; Coregonus; Divergent selection; Ecological speciation; Introgression; Microsatellites; Species continuum; Whitefish

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CLINE; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; INTROGRESSION; LAKE; NATURAL SELECTION; SALMONID; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SALMONID; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FRESH WATER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SALMONIDAE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

COREGONUS; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS;

EID: 60649120830     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01670.x     Document Type: Article

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