DO MAJOR ROADS REDUCE GENE FLOW IN URBAN BIRD POPULATIONS?

Do major roads reduce gene flow in urban bird populations?

Although the negative effects of roads on the genetics of animal populations have been extensively reported, the question of whether roads reduce gene flow in volant, urban bird populations has so far not been addressed.In this study, we assess whether highways decreased gene flow and genetic variation in a small passerine bird, the tree sparrow (P

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Florabank1: a grid-based database on vascular plant distribution in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders and the Brussels Capital region)

Florabank1 is a database that contains distributional data on the wild flora (indigenous species, archeophytes and naturalised aliens) of Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region.It holds about 3 million records of vascular plants, dating from 1800 till present.Furthermore, it includes ecological data on vascular plant species, redlist category inf

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