Article
Sexual selection driving diversification in jumping spiders.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Apr 2002
Masta Susan E, Maddison Wayne P
Abstract excerpt
Theory predicts that speciation rates should be accelerated in organisms undergoing sexual selection. In systems involving female choice, sexual selection acts directly on traits that may be important in prezygotic reproductive isolation, potentially fostering rapid divergence of such traits among allopatric populations. Despite the appeal of this concept, it has proven difficult to document. We provide genetic,...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Selection, Genetic
- Sex Characteristics