GeneticsBiotropicaPeer-reviewed
The role of the Andean uplift as an asymmetrical barrier to gene flow in the Neotropical leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes
Vanessa Muñoz‐Valencia, Glever Alexander Vélez‐Martínez, James Montoya‐Lerma, Fernando Dı́az
The paper examines the genetic structure of Atta cephalotes across the Andes, finding that the mountain ranges act as a barrier to gene flow, isolating populations and suggesting a complex biogeographical history.
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