Along the speciation continuum in sticklebacks

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2000-2036

  Hendry, A P ^a   Bolnick, D I ^b   Berner, D ^c   Peichel, C L ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Chromosomal speciation; Ecological speciation; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Genetic incompatibilities; Three spined stickleback

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SMEGMAMORPHA;

GASTEROSTEIDAE; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 70350162037     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02419.x     Document Type: Article

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