Butterflies embrace maladaptation and raise fitness in colonizing novel host
Abstract We illustrate an evolutionary host shift driven by increased fitness on a novel host, despite maladaptation to it in six separate host‐adaptive traits. Here, local adaptation is defined as possession of traits that provide advantage in specific environmental contexts; thus individuals can h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-08-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Applications |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12775 |