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cryptic species

Scope: evolution

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on cryptic species with 60 nodes and 117 connections. Top connected: Two-form Bumble Bee, Bumble Bees, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Buff-tailed Bumble Bee, Golden-belted Bumble Bee.

Definition

Morphologically similar species that are genetically distinct and reproductively isolated

Related Terms (1)

morphologically cryptic species

Publications (1)

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Genes Suggest Ancestral Colour Polymorphisms Are Shared across Morphologically Cryptic Species in Arctic Bumblebees

2015PLoS One

cryptic species

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Genes Suggest Ancestral Colour Polymorphisms Are Shared across Morphologically Cryptic Species in Arctic Bumblebees

Related Concepts (6)

intraspecific trait variation

ecological speciation

phylogeography

DNA barcoding

adaptive polymorphism

integrative taxonomy

Frequently Associated Species

Two-form Bumble Bee

Bombus californicus

Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee

Bombus mixtus

Bombus nevadensis

Bombus occidentalis

Bombus rufocinctus

Drosophila melanogaster

Golden-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus appositus