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An analysis of continent-wide patterns of sexual selection in a passerine bird.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Apr 2006
Møller A P, Chabi Y, Cuervo J J, De Lope F, Kilpimaa J, Kose M, Matyjasiak P, Pap P L, Saino N, Sakraoui R, Schifferli L, von Hirschheydt J
Abstract excerpt
Patterns of selection are widely believed to differ geographically, causing adaptation to local environmental conditions. However, few studies have investigated patterns of phenotypic selection across large spatial scales. We quantified the intensity of selection on morphology in a monogamous passerine bird, the barn swallow Hirundo rustica, using 6495 adults from 22 populations distributed across Europe and...
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