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@article{citeulike:637468, abstract = {Disruptive selection occurs when extreme phenotypes have a fitness advantage over more intermediate phenotypes. The phenomenon is particularly interesting when selection keeps a population in a disruptive regime. This can lead to increased phenotypic variation while disruptive selection itself is diminished or eliminated. Here, we review processes that increase phenotypic variation in response to disruptive selection and discuss some of the possible outcomes, such as sympatric species pairs, sexual dimorphisms, phenotypic plasticity and altered community assemblages. We also identify factors influencing the likelihoods of these different outcomes.}, author = {Rueffler, Claus and Van Dooren, Tom J. and Leimar, Olof and Abrams, Peter A.}, citeulike-article-id = {637468}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169534706000887}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJ1-4JJG9WP-1/2/ee64d34295d06f1716a3f522bda5ac9d}, doi = {10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.003}, journal = {Trends in Ecology \& Evolution}, keywords = {and, disruptive, selection, then, what}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {238--245}, posted-at = {2007-12-07 08:57:48}, priority = {2}, title = {Disruptive selection and then what?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.003}, volume = {21}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:637468 L3 - citeulike-article-id:637468 N2 - Disruptive selection occurs when extreme phenotypes have a fitness advantage over more intermediate phenotypes. The phenomenon is particularly interesting when selection keeps a population in a disruptive regime. This can lead to increased phenotypic variation while disruptive selection itself is diminished or eliminated. Here, we review processes that increase phenotypic variation in response to disruptive selection and discuss some of the possible outcomes, such as sympatric species pairs, sexual dimorphisms, phenotypic plasticity and altered community assemblages. We also identify factors influencing the likelihoods of these different outcomes. IS - 5 JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution EP - 245 TI - Disruptive selection and then what? VL - 21 SP - 238 KW - and KW - disruptive KW - selection KW - then KW - what AU - Rueffler, Claus AU - Van Dooren, Tom AU - Leimar, Olof AU - Abrams, Peter PY - 2006/05// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.003 ER -