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Positive frequency-dependent selection on warning color in Alpine leaf beetles.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Dec 2010

Borer Matthias, Van Noort Tom, Rahier Martine, Naisbit Russell E

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Müller's theory of warning color and mimicry, despite forming a textbook example of frequency-dependent selection, has rarely been demonstrated in the wild. This may be largely due to the practical and statistical difficulties of measuring natural selection on mobile prey species. Here we demonst...

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PMID: 21188752
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01137.x

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