Selection and Admixture in a Polytypic Aposematic Frog

• Published in: The American naturalist Vol. 201; no. 2; p. 215
• Main Authors: Yeager, Justin, Derryberry, Graham E, Blum, Michael J, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Anura - genetics; Genotype; Humans; Panama; Phenotype; Selection, Genetic; Sexual Selection; Panama; cline theory; Oophaga pumilio; Panama; phenotypic divergence; poison frog; color pattern variation

AbstractPhenotypic differentiation within polytypic species is often attributed to selection, particularly when selection might be acting on a trait that serves as a signal for predator avoidance and mate choice. We evaluated this hypothesis by examining phenotypic and genotypic clines between popul...