Sympatric speciation via habitat specialization driven by deleterious mutations

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1751-1763

  Kawecki, Tadeusz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological specialization; Habitat choice; Habitat preference; Host races; Niche shift; Trade off

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HABITAT SPECIALIZATION; SYMPATRIC SPECIATION;

EID: 0031409491     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb05099.x     Document Type: Article

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