Article
The impact of learning on sexual selection and speciation.
Trends in ecology & evolution - 1 Sept 2012
Verzijden Machteld N, ten Cate Carel, Servedio Maria R, Kozak Genevieve M, Boughman Jenny W, Svensson Erik I
Abstract excerpt
Learning is widespread in nature, occurring in most animal taxa and in several different ecological contexts and, thus, might play a key role in evolutionary processes. Here, we review the accumulating empirical evidence for the involvement of learning in mate choice and the consequences for sexual selection and reproductive isolation. We distinguish two broad categories: learned mate preferences and learned...
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