Butterflies embrace maladaptation and raise fitness in colonizing novel host

Abstract We illustrate an evolutionary host shift driven by increased fitness on a novel host, despite maladaptation to it in six separate host‐adaptive traits. Here, local adaptation is defined as possession of traits that provide advantage in specific environmental contexts; thus individuals can h...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Singer, Camille Parmesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12775