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Phenotypic selection on an ornamental trait is not modulated by breeding density in a pied flycatcher population.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Apr 2022
Morales-Mata José Ignacio, Potti Jaime, Camacho Carlos, Martínez-Padilla Jesús, Canal David
Abstract excerpt
Most studies of phenotypic selection in the wild have focussed on morphological and life-history traits and looked at abiotic (climatic) variation as the main driver of selection. Consequently, our knowledge of the effects of biotic environmental variation on phenotypic selection on sexual traits is scarce. Population density can be considered a proxy for the intensity of intrasexual and intersexual competition...
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