Response to comment on "Evolutionary paths underlying flower color variation in Antirrhinum"

Annabel C. Whibley, Nicolas B. Langlade, Christophe Andalo, Andrew I. Hanna, Andrew Bangham, Christophe Thébaud, Enrico Coen

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Abstract

Rausher's assertion that divergent selection across a hybrid zone is incompatible with adaptive ridges, although intuitively reasonable, is incorrect on several fronts. His alternative hypothesis of a single moveable peak predicts a sharp environmental transition across the hybrid zone that is not supported by observations. Thus, a high fitness path still provides the most straightforward explanation of our data.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)461
Number of pages1
JournalScience
Volume315
Issue number5811
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jan 2007

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