Peter R. Grant Quotes

We observe closely related species in sympatry and infer how they evolved from a common ancestor. - Peter R. Grant

To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphological signals, are not genetically inherited in a fixed manner but are determined by learning early in life. - Peter R. Grant

Thus mating of females was strictly along the lines of paternal song. - Peter R. Grant

The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise. - Peter R. Grant

The process of speciation is completed with the cessation of genetic exchange. - Peter R. Grant

The divergence of songs in the new population away from those in the progenitor population would only be prevented if these processes were balanced by repeated immigration and subsequent breeding: song flow. - Peter R. Grant

Species can be recognized by their morphological characteristics and songs. - Peter R. Grant

Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays. - Peter R. Grant

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