Topographic barriers drive the pronounced genetic subdivision of a range-limited fossorial rodent
V. M. Reuber, M. V. Westbury, A. Rey-Iglesia, A. Asefa, N. Farwig, G. Miehe, L. Opgenoorth, R. Sumbera, L. M. Wraase, T. Wube, E. D. Lorenzen, D. G. Schabo
This study investigates genetic subdivision in the giant root-rat, finding distinct northern and southern subpopulations separated by topographic barriers and historical glaciation.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2023Evolutionary Biology