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When maths meets phytoplankton ecology

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Combined mutation rate estimation and reverse ecology sheds light on the forces shaping population size of Prochlorococcus, a major bacterial carbon sink.

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Fig. 1: Structured Prochlorococcus habitats may impact effective population size via bottlenecks and recurrent selection.

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