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Phenotypic Selection Exerted by a Seed Predator Is Replicated in Space and Time and among Prey Species.
The American naturalist - 1 Nov 2015
Benkman Craig W, Mezquida Eduardo T
Abstract excerpt
Although consistent phenotypic selection arising from biotic interactions is thought to be the primary cause of adaptive diversification, studies documenting such selection are relatively few. Here we analyze 12 episodes of phenotypic selection exerted by a predispersal seed predator, the red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra complex), on five species of pines (Pinus). We find that even though the intensity of...
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