Population Genetics of Two Sympatric Species, the Round-Tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) and the Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus Texanus), in the Indio Mountains of West Texas
Abstract
Microevolution is the change in genetic makeup of a population over time (Merilä et al. 2001), specifically in understanding how evolutionary process such as genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and selection contribute to changing allelic frequencies. These factors may be combined with other considerations such as ecology, geography, and demography to investigate the interplay between the genetic makeup of a population and its environment (Manel and Holderegger 2013, Lowe et al. 2017). Coupling molecular and ecological data can help identify which environmental processes might influence the persistence or extinction of a population (Segelbacher et al. 2010, Amos et al. 2012). Not only does landscape genomics help test evolutionary hypotheses, but it also provides important information for the conservation of species (Luikart et al. 2003, Allendorf et al. 2010).
Subject Area
Evolution and Development|Conservation biology|Ecology|Genetics
Recommended Citation
Horne, Logan Miles, "Population Genetics of Two Sympatric Species, the Round-Tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) and the Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus Texanus), in the Indio Mountains of West Texas" (2022). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI29324734.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI29324734