Generic scan using AFLP markers as a means to assess the role of directional selection in the divergence of sympatric whitefish ecotypes.

@article{Campbell2004GenericSU,
  title={Generic scan using AFLP markers as a means to assess the role of directional selection in the divergence of sympatric whitefish ecotypes.},
  author={David Campbell and Louis Bernatchez},
  journal={Molecular biology and evolution},
  year={2004},
  volume={21 5},
  pages={
          945-56
        }
}
Under the ecological theory of adaptive radiation, adaptation and reproductive isolation are thought to evolve as a result of divergent natural selection. Accordingly, elucidating the genetic basis of these processes is essential toward understanding the role of selection in shaping biological diversity. In this respect, the number of genes that evolved by selection remains contentious. To address this issue, the pattern of genetic differentiation obtained using 440 AFLP loci was compared with… 
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