Article
Female choice via indicator traits easily evolves in the face of recombination and migration.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Dec 2001
Proulx S R
Abstract excerpt
Species that exist in heterogeneous environments experience selection for specialization that is opposed by the homogenizing forces of migration and recombination. Migration tends to reduce associations between alleles and habitats, whereas recombination tends to break down associations among loci. The idea that heterogeneity should favor the evolution of isolating mechanisms has motivated evolutionary studies of...
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