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Selection analysis on the rapid evolution of a secondary sexual trait.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Aug 2015
Gordon Swanne P, Reznick David, Arendt Jeff D, Roughton Allen, Ontiveros Hernandez Michelle N, Bentzen Paul, López-Sepulcre Andrés
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Evolutionary analyses of population translocations (experimental or accidental) have been important in demonstrating speed of evolution because they subject organisms to abrupt environmental changes that create an episode of selection. However, the strength of selection in such studies is rarely measured, limiting our understanding of the evolutionary process. This contrasts with long-term, mark-recapture studies...
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