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Divergent selection and the evolution of signal traits and mating preferences.
PLoS biology - 1 Nov 2005
Rundle Howard D, Chenoweth Stephen F, Doughty Paul, Blows Mark W
Abstract excerpt
Mating preferences are common in natural populations, and their divergence among populations is considered an important source of reproductive isolation during speciation. Although mechanisms for the divergence of mating preferences have received substantial theoretical treatment, complementary experimental tests are lacking. We conducted a laboratory evolution experiment, using the fruit fly Drosophila serrata,...
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