Female polymorphism, frequency dependence, and rapid evolutionary dynamics in natural populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-576

  Svensson, Erik I ^a   Abbott, Jessica ^a   Härdling, Roger ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Color polymorphism; Ischnura elegans; Population genetics; Rapid evolution; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECTS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ISCHNURA ELEGANS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 17644394944     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429278     Document Type: Article

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