Adaptive divergence in shell morphology in an ongoing gastropod radiation from Lake Malawi.

Van Bocxlaer, Bert; Ortiz-Sepulveda, Claudia M; Gurdebeke, Pieter R; Vekemans, Xavier

Van Bocxlaer, Bert; Ortiz-Sepulveda, Claudia M; Gurdebeke, Pieter R; Vekemans, Xavier.

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Van Bocxlaer B; CNRS, Univ. Lille, UMR 8198 - Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000, Lille, France. bert.van-bocxlaer@univ-lille.fr.
Ortiz-Sepulveda CM; Limnology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. bert.van-bocxlaer@univ-lille.fr.
Gurdebeke PR; Department of Geology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. bert.van-bocxlaer@univ-lille.fr.
Vekemans X; CNRS, Univ. Lille, UMR 8198 - Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000, Lille, France.

BMC Evol Biol ; 20(1): 5, 2020 01 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31918659

Subject(s)

Animal Shells/anatomy & histology; Fossils; Snails/anatomy & histology; Snails/genetics; Animals; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; Genetic Speciation; Lakes; Malawi; Models, Biological; Phylogeny; Snails/classification

Key words

Adaptive radiation; Ampullariidae; Common garden experiment; Differential fitness; Geometric morphometrics; Local adaptation; Phenotypic plasticity

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Snails / Animal Shells / Fossils Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: BMC Evol Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: France

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