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Differentiation by dispersal

Nature volume 433, pages 23–24 (2005)Cite this article

Gene flow between populations — caused by migration, for instance — is most often viewed as a homogenizing force in evolution. But two studies of wild birds and non-random dispersal find otherwise.

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