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Host-induced assortative mating in host races of the larch budmoth.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Oct 2001
Emelianov I, Drès M, Baltensweiler W, Mallet J
Abstract excerpt
The likelihood of sympatric speciation is enhanced when assortative mating is a by-product of adaptation to different habitats. Pleiotropy of this kind is recognized as important in parasites that use their hosts as a long-range cue for finding mates, but is generally assumed to have limited applicability for most other organisms. In the larch budmoth, Zeiraphera diniana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), sympatric host...
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