Divergence of a speciation trait through artificial selection: Insights into constraints, by-product effects and sexual isolation.

Abstract excerpt

Speciation and sexual isolation often occur when divergent female mating preferences target male secondary sexual traits. Despite the importance of such male signals, little is known about their evolvability and genetic linkage to other traits during speciation. To answer these questions, we impo...

Topics

• Animals
• Male
• Female
• Phenotype
• Drosophila
• Reproduction
• Genetic Linkage
• Sexual Behavior, Animal
• Mating Preference, Animal
• Genetic Speciation