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Contemporary Ecological Interactions Improve Models of Past Trait Evolution.
Systematic biology - 1 Sept 2018
Hutchinson Matthew C, Gaiarsa Marília P, Stouffer Daniel B
Abstract excerpt
Despite the fact that natural selection underlies both traits and interactions, evolutionary models often neglect that ecological interactions may, and in many cases do, influence the evolution of traits. Herein, we explore the interdependence of ecological interactions and functional traits in the pollination associations of hawkmoths and flowering plants. Specifically, we develop an adaptation of the...
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