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| Title |
Frequency-dependent selection by wild birds promotes polymorphism in model salamanders
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-9-12 |
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| Authors |
Benjamin M Fitzpatrick, Kim Shook, Reuben Izally |
| Abstract |
Co-occurrence of distinct colour forms is a classic paradox in evolutionary ecology because both selection and drift tend to remove variation from populations. Apostatic selection, the primary hypothesis for maintenance of colour polymorphism in cryptic animals, proposes that visual predators focus on common forms of prey, resulting in higher survival of rare forms. Empirical tests of this frequency-dependent foraging hypothesis are rare, and the link between predator behaviour and maintenance of variation in prey has been difficult to confirm. Here, we show that predatory birds can act as agents of frequency-dependent selection on terrestrial salamanders. Polymorphism for presence/absence of a dorsal stripe is widespread in many salamander species and its maintenance is a long-standing mystery. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 152 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Cuba | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 144 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Researcher | 23 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 13% |
| Professor | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 100 | 66% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 1% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 23 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 63. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 July 2022.
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#136
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#1,521
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#1
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