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Rapid, habitat-related evolution of land snail colour morphs on reclaimed land

I made use of the known dates of reclamation (and of afforestations) in the IJsselmeerpolders in The Netherlands to assess evolutionary adaptation in Cepaea nemoralis. At 12 localities (three in each polder), I sampled a total of 4390 adult individuals in paired open and shaded habitats, on average...

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Autor principal: Schilthuizen, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2012.74