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Mate-choice copying accelerates species range expansion.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 1 Aug 2024
Sapage Manuel, Santos Mauro, Matos Margarida, Schlupp Ingo, Varela Susana A M
Abstract excerpt
Mate-choice copying is a type of social learning in which females can change their mate preference after observing the choice of others. This behaviour can potentially affect population evolution and ecology, namely through increased dispersal and reduced local adaptation. Here, we simulated the effects of mate-choice copying in populations expanding across an environmental gradient to understand whether it can...
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