Disruptive selection and then what?

Disruptive selection occurs when extreme phenotypes have a fitness advantage over more intermediate phenotypes. The phenomenon is particularly interesting when selection keeps a population in a disruptive regime. This can lead to increased phenotypic variation while disruptive selection itself is di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 2006-05, Vol.21 (5), p.238-245
Hauptverfasser:	Rueffler, Claus, Van Dooren, Tom J.M., Leimar, Olof, Abrams, Peter A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Genetic Variation Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution Phenotype Selection, Genetic Sexual Behavior, Animal
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