The genomic variation of an invasive species may be affected by complex demographic histories and evolutionary changes during the invasion. Here, we describe the relative influence of bottlenecks, clonality, and population expansion in determining genomic variability of the widespread red macroalga
- Award ID(s):
- 1754437
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10464965
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Evolution
- Volume:
- 77
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0014-3820
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1175 to 1187
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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