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The genetics of speciation: genes of small effect underlie sexual isolation in the Hawaiian cricket Laupala.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2011
Ellison C K, Wiley C, Shaw K L
Abstract excerpt
Sexual behaviours often evolve rapidly and are critical for sexual isolation. We suggest that coordinated sexual signals and preferences generate stabilizing selection, favouring the accumulation of many small-effect mutations in sexual communication traits. Rapid radiation of a sexual behaviour used in signalling, song pulse rate, has been observed in the Hawaiian cricket genus Laupala. Using marker-assisted...
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