The evolutionary forces maintaining a wild polymorphism of Littorina saxatilis: Model selection by computer simulations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-202

  Perez Figueroa A ^a   Cruz, F ^a   Carvajal Rodriguez A ^a   Rolan Alvarez E ^a   Caballero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Genetic drift; Migration; Selection; Structured populations; Sympatric speciation

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; ECOTYPE; GASTROPOD; GENETIC DRIFT; HABITAT SELECTION; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SNAIL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; SNAILS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

LITTORINA SAXATILIS;

EID: 12744259980     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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