Frequency-Dependent Selection and the Evolution of Assortative Mating

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 179; no. 4; pp. 2091 - 2112
• Main Authors: Otto, Sarah P, Servedio, Maria R, Nuismer, Scott L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Genetics Soc America 01.08.2008; Genetics Society of America
• Subjects: Animals; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary biology; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetics; Genetics, Population; Investigations; Linkage Disequilibrium; Male; Population; Selection, Genetic; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Weightlessness Simulation

A long-standing goal in evolutionary biology is to identify the conditions that promote the evolution of reproductive isolation and speciation. The factors promoting sympatric speciation have been of particular interest, both because it is notoriously difficult to prove empirically and because theor...