Population structure is an important guideline to understanding the evolution of cave-dwelling animals, because it represents the outcome of their history and adaptation as well as the groundwork for speciation in the cave environment. Population structure can be viewed from two different perspectives. Ecologists usually view the composition of a population according to age and sex of individuals, and population geneticists keep in mind the organization of genetic variation within and between populations, with special emphasis on their spatial arrangement. In this article we address the latter aspect.

Sbordoni, V., Allegrucci, G., Cesaroni, D. (2012). Population structure. In W.B.White and D.C.Culver (a cura di), Encyclopedia of Caves, 2nd Edition (pp. 608-618). Elsevier Inc. Academic Press [10.1016/B978-0-12-383832-2.00090-6].

Population structure

SBORDONI, VALERIO;ALLEGRUCCI, GIULIANA;CESARONI, DONATELLA
2012-01-01

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Population structure is an important guideline to understanding the evolution of cave-dwelling animals, because it represents the outcome of their history and adaptation as well as the groundwork for speciation in the cave environment. Population structure can be viewed from two different perspectives. Ecologists usually view the composition of a population according to age and sex of individuals, and population geneticists keep in mind the organization of genetic variation within and between populations, with special emphasis on their spatial arrangement. In this article we address the latter aspect.
2012
Settore BIO/05 - ZOOLOGIA
English
Rilevanza internazionale
Capitolo o saggio
Cave organisms
population genetics
Sbordoni, V., Allegrucci, G., Cesaroni, D. (2012). Population structure. In W.B.White and D.C.Culver (a cura di), Encyclopedia of Caves, 2nd Edition (pp. 608-618). Elsevier Inc. Academic Press [10.1016/B978-0-12-383832-2.00090-6].
Sbordoni, V; Allegrucci, G; Cesaroni, D
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