Loss of assortative pairing following colonization of a new environment by Darwin's small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 751-760

  Galligan, Toby H ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonization; Homogamy; Parapatry; Reproductive isolation; Selection intensity

Indexed keywords

GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA;

EID: 79251521505     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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