The experimental evolution of specialists, generalists, and the maintenance of diversity
R Kassen - Journal of evolutionary biology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Environmental heterogeneity may be a general explanation for both the quantity of genetic
variation in populations and the ecological niche width of individuals. To evaluate this …
variation in populations and the ecological niche width of individuals. To evaluate this …
The sixth mass coextinction: are most endangered species parasites and mutualists?
The effects of species declines and extinction on biotic interactions remain poorly
understood. The loss of a species is expected to result in the loss of other species that …
understood. The loss of a species is expected to result in the loss of other species that …
Fish and mussels: importance of fish for freshwater mussel conservation
Co‐extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the
global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of …
global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of …
Revisiting the evolution of ecological specialization, with emphasis on insect–plant interactions
Ecological specialization is a fundamental and well‐studied concept, yet its great reach and
complexity limit current understanding in important ways. More than 20 years after the …
complexity limit current understanding in important ways. More than 20 years after the …
A conceptual framework for the evolution of ecological specialisation
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 841–851 Abstract Ecological specialisation concerns all species
and underlies many major ecological and evolutionary patterns. Yet its status as a unifying …
and underlies many major ecological and evolutionary patterns. Yet its status as a unifying …
Genetic correlations, tradeoffs and environmental variation
CM Sgrò, AA Hoffmann - Heredity, 2004 - nature.com
Negative genetic correlations among traits are often used as evidence for tradeoffs that can
influence evolutionary trajectories in populations. While there may be evidence for negative …
influence evolutionary trajectories in populations. While there may be evidence for negative …
The oscillation hypothesis of host-plant range and speciation
NIKLAS JANZ AND SÖREN NYLIN herbivorous insects, plant-feeding insects have, to
various extents, conquered all major groups of flowering plants. How and why does the …
various extents, conquered all major groups of flowering plants. How and why does the …
What we don't know about diet-breadth evolution in herbivorous insects
Half a million species of herbivorous insects have been described. Most of them are diet
specialists, using only a few plant species as hosts. Biologists suspect that their specificity is …
specialists, using only a few plant species as hosts. Biologists suspect that their specificity is …
Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in a trophically polymorphic population of pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)
BW Robinson, DS Wilson - Evolutionary Ecology, 1996 - Springer
Adaptive variation can exist at a variety of scales in biological systems, including among
species, among local populations of a single species and among individuals within a single …
species, among local populations of a single species and among individuals within a single …
Evolutionary dynamics of host‐plant specialization: a case study of the tribe Nymphalini
Two general patterns that have emerged from the intense studies on insect‐host plant
associations are a predominance of specialists over generalists and a taxonomic …
associations are a predominance of specialists over generalists and a taxonomic …