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assortative mating

assortative mating Assortative mating is a pattern in which individuals with similar traits are more likely to mate with one another.

Assortative mating is a pattern in which individuals with similar traits are more likely to mate with one another. In the source context, it can arise indirectly when individuals with similar characteristics choose the same habitat and then mate within that shared setting.

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Drafting source: Peralta-Rincón Juan Ramón; Aoulad Fatima Zohra; Prado Antonio; Edelaar Pim. Phenotype-dependent habitat choice is too weak to cause assortative mating between Drosophila melanogaster strains differing in light sensitivity. 2020; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0234223; article XML SHA-256 5f4196a5dde4651490ed926424d51f97036bea6386598c5e70f9ab3192db6d10. “Phenotype-dependent habitat choice is too weak to cause assortative mating between Drosophila melanogaster strains differing in light sensitivity” (10.1371/journal.pone.0234223).
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