Complex genetic patterns and distribution limits mediated by native congeners of the worldwide invasive red-eared slider turtle
S. Espindola, E. Vazquez-Dominguez, M. Nakamura, L. Osorio-Olvera, E. Martinez-Meyer, E. A. Myers, I. Overcast, B. N. Reid, F. Burbrink
The paper studies genetic patterns and distribution limits of invasive red-eared slider turtles and their native congeners, finding genetic differentiation and reduced gene flow despite geographic contact.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2021Evolutionary Biology