A direct experimental test of founder-flush effects on the evolutionary potential for assortative mating

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 302-312

  Regan, Jennifer L ^a   Meffert, L M ^b   Bryant, E H ^c  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Assortative mating; Bottlenecks; Correlated responses; Courtship behaviour; Founder flush speciation; Reproductive isolation

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; COURTSHIP; EVOLUTION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETICS; HOUSE FLY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOUNDER EFFECT; HOUSEFLIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0037374293     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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