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Beyond the phenotypic gambit: molecular behavioural ecology and the evolution of genetic architecture.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2011
Springer Stevan A, Crespi Bernard J, Swanson Willie J
Abstract excerpt
Most studies of behaviour examine traits whose proximate causes include sensory input and neural decision-making, but conflict and collaboration in biological systems began long before brains or sensory systems evolved. Many behaviours result from non-neural mechanisms such as direct physical contact between recognition proteins or modifications of development that coincide with altered behaviour. These simple...
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