Modelling the evolution of common cuckoo host-races: Speciation or genetic swamping?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2447-2457

  Kruger O ^a   Kolss, M ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arms race; Brood parasitism; Co evolution; Gene flow; Host race formation; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ARMS RACE; AVIFAUNA; BIRD; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRADE-OFF;

CUCULUS CANORUS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARMS RACE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; CO-EVOLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-RACE FORMATION; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ARMS RACE; BROOD PARASITISM; CO-EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; HOST-RACE FORMATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC SPECIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84885857333     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12238     Document Type: Article

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