Ecology not genetics explains correlated trait divergence during speciation
Clarissa F. de Carvalho, Nicholas P. Planidin, Romain Villoutreix, Víctor Soria‐Carrasco, Rüdiger Riesch, Jeffrey L. Feder, Thomas Lee Parchman, Jon Slate, Zachariah Gompert, Patrik Nosil
This study investigates the mechanisms behind correlated trait divergence during speciation, finding that environmental factors, not genetics, primarily drive the divergence of color patterns and chemical traits in stick insects.
Molecular Ecology · May 31, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology