Differences in the selection response of serially repeated color pattern characters: Standing variation, development, and evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is spectacular morphological diversity in nature but lineages typically display a limited range of phenotypes. Because developmental processes generate the phenotypic variation that fuels natural selection, they are a likely so...

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Main Authors: Zwaan Bas J, Beldade Patrícia, Allen Cerisse E, Brakefield Paul M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/94