Both geography and ecology contribute to mating isolation in guppies.

Local adaptation to different environments can promote mating isolation--either as an incidental by-product of trait divergence, or as a result of selection to avoid maladaptive mating. Numerous recent empirical examples point to the common influence of divergent natural selection on speciation base...

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Main Authors: Amy K Schwartz, Dylan J Weese, Paul Bentzen, Michael T Kinnison, Andrew P Hendry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3002288?pdf=render