Coevolution in action: disruptive selection on egg colour in an avian brood parasite and its host.

Trait polymorphism can evolve as a consequence of frequency-dependent selection. Coevolutionary interactions between hosts and parasites may lead to selection on both to evolve extreme phenotypes deviating from the norm, through disruptive selection.Here, we show through detailed field studies and e...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Canchao Yang, Wei Liang, Yan Cai, Suhua Shi, Fugo Takasu, Anders P Møller, Anton Antonov, Frode Fossøy, Arne Moksnes, Eivin Røskaft, Bård G Stokke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2877083?pdf=render