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How fluctuating competition and phenotypic plasticity mediate species divergence.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2002

Pfennig David W, Murphy Peter J

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Causal evidence linking resource competition to species divergence is scarce. In this study, we coupled field observations with experiments to ask if the degree of character displacement reflects the intensity of competition between two closely related spadefoot toads (Spea bombifrons and S. multiplicata). Tadpoles of both species develop into either a small-headed omnivorous morph, which feeds mostly on...

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PMID: 12144021
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01433.x

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