Divergent oviposition preferences of sister species are not driven by nest survival: the evidence for neutrality

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1639-1647

  Ruskin, Katharine J ^a   Hodgman, Thomas P ^b   Etterson, Matthew A ^c   Olsen, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nelson s sparrow; Nest site selection; Neutral evolution; Non adaptive; Oviposition preference; Saltmarsh sparrow; Speciation; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST SITE; OVIPOSITION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; SITE SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AMMODRAMUS NELSONI;

EID: 84941313807     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-015-1975-0     Document Type: Article

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