Frequency dependence limits divergent evolution by favouring rare immigrants over residents

Daniel I. Bolnick () and William E. Stutz
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Daniel I. Bolnick: University of Texas at Austin
William E. Stutz: University of Texas at Austin

Nature, 2017, vol. 546, issue 7657, 285-288

Abstract: In a study using stickleback fish, negative frequency-dependent selection favours rare immigrants over common residents, weakening the effect of divergent natural selection.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature22351

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