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Genetic convergence of industrial melanism in three geometrid moths

The rise of dark (melanic) forms of many species of moth in heavily coal-polluted areas of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, and their post-1970s fall, point to a common selective pressure (camouflage against bird predators) acting at the community level. The extent to which this convergent...

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Autores principales: van't Hof, Arjen E., Reynolds, Louise A., Yung, Carl J., Cook, Laurence M., Saccheri, Ilik J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6832188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31615373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0582