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Influence of learning on range expansion and adaptation to novel habitats.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Nov 2009
Sutter M, Kawecki T J
Abstract excerpt
Learning has been postulated to 'drive' evolution, but its influence on adaptive evolution in heterogeneous environments has not been formally examined. We used a spatially explicit individual-based model to study the effect of learning on the expansion and adaptation of a species to a novel habitat. Fitness was mediated by a behavioural trait (resource preference), which in turn was determined by both the...
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