Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
6-8-2012
Citation
Science (June 8, 2012) 336: 1,230.
Abstract
Striking temporal concordance between the new date for divergence of polar bears and persistent freezing of the Arctic Ocean suggests that this may be one of relatively few instances in which a specific paleoclimatological episode can be convincingly linked to a specific evolutionary event, and it provides vivid demonstration of climatic forcing as a determinant of diversification in biological systems.
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Comments
U.S. government work.