Colour pattern as a single trait driving speciation in Hypoplectrus coral reef fishes?

doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.0435

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Colour pattern as a single trait driving speciation in Hypoplectrus coral reef fishes?

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2007

Puebla Oscar, Bermingham Eldredge, Guichard Frédéric, Whiteman Elizabeth

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Theory shows that speciation in the presence of gene flow occurs only under narrow conditions. One of the most favourable scenarios for speciation with gene flow is established when a single trait is both under disruptive natural selection and used to cue assortative mating. Here, we demonstrate the potential for a single trait, colour pattern, to drive incipient speciation in the genus Hypoplectrus (Serranidae),...

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Alleles
Animals
Caribbean Region
DNA
Female
Genetic Speciation
Genetic Variation
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Perciformes
Pigmentation
Predatory Behavior
Selection, Genetic
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Statistics, Nonparametric

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PMID: 17360287
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0435
PMCID: PMC2176177

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