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Sexual selection's impacts on ecological specialization: an experimental test.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2015

Pfennig Karin S, Pfennig David W, Porter Cody, Martin Ryan A

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In many species, individuals specialize on different resources, thereby reducing competition. Such ecological specialization can promote the evolution of alternative ecomorphs-distinct phenotypes adapted for particular resources. Elucidating whether and how this process is influenced by sexual selection is crucial for understanding how ecological specialization promotes the evolution of novel traits and,...

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Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Anura
Ecosystem
Feeding Behavior
Female
Larva
Male
Mating Preference, Animal
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 25925102
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0217
PMCID: PMC4424646

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