How common is ecological speciation in plant-feeding insects? A 'Higher' Nematinae perspective

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ecological speciation is a process in which a transiently resource-polymorphic species divides into two specialized sister lineages as a result of divergent selection pressures caused by the use of multiple niches or environments. Ec...

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Main Authors: Nyman Tommi, Vikberg Veli, Smith David R, Boevé Jean-Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/266