Speciation with gene flow is greatly facilitated when traits subject to divergent selection also
contribute to non-random mating. Such traits have been called 'magic traits', which could be …

The ecological hypothesis of speciation is that reproductive isolation evolves ultimately as a
consequence of divergent natural selection on traits between environments. Ecological …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Adaptive radiation is the evolution of diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. It can
cause a single ancestral species to differentiate into an impressively vast array of species …

The neutral theory for community structure and biodiversity is dependent on the assumption
that species are equivalent to each other in all important ecological respects. We explore …

Parallel evolution of similar traits in independent populations that inhabit ecologically similar
environments strongly implicates natural selection as the cause of evolution. Parallel …

Although theory indicates that natural selection can facilitate speciation as a by-product,
demonstrating ongoing speciation via this by-product mechanism in nature has proven …

De nombreux invertébrés benthiques dulcicoles sont de bons candidats à la diversification
en raison de leur court temps de génération, des pressions de sélection divergentes …

Divergent natural selection drives evolutionary diversification. It creates phenotypic diversity
by favoring developmental plasticity within populations or genetic differentiation and local …

One of the most important and obvious forces shaping organismal traits is predation. Prey
have evolved diverse means of enhancing the probability of survival in the face of predation …