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SUBMITTER: Konig K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4286039 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
König Kerstin K Krimmer Elena E Brose Sören S Gantert Cornelia C Buschlüter Ines I König Christian C Klopfstein Seraina S Wendt Ingo I Baur Hannes H Krogmann Lars L Steidle Johannes L M JL
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20150101 1799
Central to the concept of ecological speciation is the evolution of ecotypes, i.e. groups of individuals occupying different ecological niches. However, the mechanisms behind the first step of separation, the switch of individuals into new niches, are unclear. One long-standing hypothesis, which was proposed for insects but never tested, is that early learning causes new ecological preferences, leading to a switch into a new niche within one generation. Here, we show that a host switch occurred ...[more]