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Complex cycles of divergence and migration shape lineage structure in the common kingsnake species complex.

Sean HarringtonFrank Burbrink
Published in: Journal of biogeography (2022)
Changing climates combined with a large and geologically complex landscape have resulted in a mosaic of discrete and spatially continuous genetic structure. Multiple rounds of isolation and secondary contact as climate fluctuated over the past ~4.4 My have likely driven the evolution of discrete lineages that maintain high levels of gene flow. Continuous structure is strongly shaped by aridity and precipitation, suggesting roles for major precipitation gradients in helping to maintain lineage identity in the face of gene flow when lineages are in geographic contact.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide
  • copy number
  • single cell
  • climate change
  • genome wide identification
  • gene expression