Article
Temporally varying disruptive selection in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 4 Dec 2019
Beausoleil Marc-Olivier, Frishkoff Luke O, M'Gonigle Leithen K, Raeymaekers Joost A M, Knutie Sarah A, De León Luis F, Huber Sarah K, Chaves Jaime A, Clayton Dale H, Koop Jennifer A H, Podos Jeffrey, Sharpe Diana M T, Hendry Andrew P, Barrett Rowan D H
Abstract excerpt
Disruptive natural selection within populations exploiting different resources is considered to be a major driver of adaptive radiation and the production of biodiversity. Fitness functions, which describe the relationships between trait variation and fitness, can help to illuminate how this disruptive selection leads to population differentiation. However, a single fitness function represents only a particular...
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