Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection

被引：121

作者：

Losos, Jonathan B.

Schoener, Thomas W.

Langerhans, R. Brian

Spiller, David A.

机构：

[1] Washington Univ, Dept Biol, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

[2] Univ Calif Davis, Sect Ecol & Evolut, Davis, CA 95616 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2006年 / 314卷 / 5802期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.1133584

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

As island lizards shift from ground to trees to escape predators, the selective pressure favors longer legs instead of the shorter legs favored on the ground.

引用

页码：1111 / 1111

页数：1

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