Shrews, Chromosomes and Speciation

The chromosome complement (karyotype) often differs between related mammalian species (including humans vs chimpanzees), such that evolutionary biologists muse whether chromosomal difference is a cause or a consequence of speciation. The common shrew is an excellent model to investigate this problem because of its many geographical races (potential species) differing chromosomally, and its several sibling species (recently speciated forms) that are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110701137X
• ISBN13: 9781107011373
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 9.9"