ASSORTATIVE MATING IN POISON-DART FROGS BASED ON AN ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT TRAIT

• Published in: Evolution Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 2253 - 2259
• Main Authors: Reynolds, R. Graham, Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.09.2007; Blackwell Publishing Inc; Society for the Study of Evolution; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Adaptation, Biological; Amphibians; Animal reproduction; Animals; Anura; Aposematism; Assortative mating; Brief Communication; Brief Communications; coloration; Colors; Dendrobates pumilio; Dendrobatidae; Ecological genetics; Ecology; Evolution; Evolutionary biology; Female; female mate choice; Fragaria; Freshwater; Frogs; Genetic drift; Genetic Speciation; magic trait; Male; Mating behavior; Mating Preference, Animal; Phenotypic traits; Predators; Skin Pigmentation; Speciation; Warnings

The origin of new species can be influenced by both deterministic and stochastic factors. Mate choice and natural selection may be important deterministic causes of speciation (as opposed to the essentially stochastic factors of geographic isolation and genetic drift). Theoretical models predict tha...