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Negative frequency-dependent selection on polymorphic color morphs in adders.

Current biology : CB - 8 Aug 2022

Madsen Thomas, Stille Bo, Ujvari Beata, Bauwens Dirk, Endler John A

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Color pattern polymorphism occurs when more than one form is found within the same population. It is widespread in a variety of taxa, leading us to ask what maintains this variation. One stabilizing mechanism is negative frequency-dependent selection, also known as apostatic selection, in which the fitness of a phenotype decreases with its frequency.1-6 Negative frequency-dependent selection has been proposed as...

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PMID: 35714607
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.060

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