Adaptive speciation theory: A conceptual review

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-480

  Weissing, Franz J ^a   Edelaar, Pim ^b   van Doorn, G Sander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Competitive speciation; Condition dependent ornament; Disruptive selection; Evolutionary branching; Fisherian runaway process; Good genes models; Postzygotic isolation; Prezygotic isolation; Reinforcement; Sexual selection; Speciation models

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COEXISTENCE; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 79951555112     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1125-7     Document Type: Review

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