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A role for learning in population divergence of mate preferences.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Nov 2010
Svensson Erik I, Eroukhmanoff Fabrice, Karlsson Kristina, Runemark Anna, Brodin Anders
Abstract excerpt
Learning and other forms of phenotypic plasticity have been suggested to enhance population divergence. Mate preferences can develop by learning, and species recognition might not be entirely genetic. We present data on female mate preferences of the banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) that suggest a role for learning in population divergence and species recognition. Populations of this species are either...
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