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Local adaptation primes cold-edge populations for range expansion but not warming-induced range shifts

@article{Hargreaves2018LocalAP,
  title={Local adaptation primes cold-edge populations for range expansion but not warming-induced range shifts},
  author={Anna L. Hargreaves and Christopher G. Eckert},
  journal={bioRxiv},
  year={2018},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:53242504}
}
The results demonstrate that assessing the value of edge populations will not be straightforward, but suggest that a regional approach to their conservation, potentially enhancing gene flow among them, might maximize species’ ability to respond to global change.
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