disruptive selection

collocation in English

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disruptive
adjective
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.tɪv/us
/dɪsˈrʌp.t̬ɪv/
causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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Withdisruptiveselectionon a single trait, divergence must involve a fitness loss of the same magnitude as the eventual reproductive isolation.
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Thus, in the absence of migration, the two-population system, considered as a whole, is subject todisruptiveselection.
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The symmetrical solution is stable for certain forms ofdisruptiveselection, but it is not known how generally it is valid.
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It is the selection against the mean of a population distribution, causingdisruptiveselectionand divergent genotypes.
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Stabilizing selection is the opposite ofdisruptiveselection.
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Geritz 1998 presents a compelling argument thatdisruptiveselectiononly occurs near fitness minima.
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These pathways consist ofdisruptiveselectionbeing based on intraspecific competition, which often leads to reproductive isolation, and finally sympatric speciation.
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Secondly,disruptiveselectionis selection for extreme trait values and often results in two different values becoming most common, with selection against the average value.
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Other types of natural selection include stabilizing anddisruptiveselection.
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He came up with the idea ofdisruptiveselection.
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The pathways which lead fromdisruptiveselectionto sympatric speciation are not often prone to deviation; it is a domino effect which depends on the consistency of each factor.
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It is actually fairly common to see sympatric speciation whendisruptiveselectionis supporting two morphs, specifically when the phenotypic trait effects fitness rather than mate choice.
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Disruptiveselectionis seen in high density populations rather than in low density populations because intraspecific competition is more common when accompanied by a higher density population.
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This is largely because the results ofdisruptiveselectionare less stable than the results of directional selection (directional selection favors individuals at only one end of the spectrum).
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Consider now the case ofdisruptiveselection.
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While it is true thatdisruptiveselectioncan lead to speciation, this is not as quick or straightforward of a process as other types of speciation or evolutionary change.
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