Use of Host-Plant Trait Space by Phytophagous Insects during Host-Associated Differentiation: The Gape-and-Pinch Model
Ecological speciation via host shifting has contributed to the astonishing diversity of phytophagous insects. The importance for host shifting of trait differences between alternative host plants is well established, but much less is known about trait variation within hosts. I outline a conceptual m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/192345 |