Does character displacement initiate speciation? Evidence of reduced gene flow between populations experiencing divergent selection.

Abstract excerpt

Character displacement - trait evolution stemming from selection to lessen resource competition or reproductive interactions between species - has long been regarded as important in finalizing speciation. By contrast, its role in initiating speciation has received less attention. Yet because selection for character displacement should act only where species co-occur, individuals in sympatry will experience a...

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