Population demography maintains biogeographic boundaries
C. Schmidt, G. Munoz, L. T. Lancaster, J.-P. Lessard, K. A. Marske, K. E. Marshall, C. J. Garroway
The paper shows that populations near biogeographic transition zones have lower genetic diversity and effective population sizes, suggesting reduced adaptive capacity and maintaining biogeographic boundaries.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2022Ecology