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Phenotype matching in wild parsnip and parsnip webworms: causes and consequences.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Apr 2003
Zangerl A R, Berenbaum M R
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According to the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution, selection intensity in interactions varies across a landscape, forming a selection mosaic; interaction traits match at coevolutionary hotspots where selection is reciprocal and mismatch at coldspots where reciprocity is not a factor. Chemical traits play an important role in the interaction between wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and the parsnip webworm...
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