Category Archives: sympatric speciation

New submitted paper on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Together with Richard Svanbäck and Michael Doebeli I have submitted a manuscript entitled Fluctuating population dynamics promotes the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. This is the fruit of the project that I discuss in the post Genetic basis of adaptive phenotypic … Continue reading

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Genetic basis of adaptive phenotypic branching.

An increasing number of studies are showing evidence in support of sympatric speciation. One basic question remains, however. When a population has undergone a branching in its phenotype, is this due to evolutionary branching in the underlying genotype or due … Continue reading

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