Magic traits: distinguishing the important from the trivial

Servedio et al. [ 1 Servedio M.R. et al. Magic traits in speciation: ‘magic’ but not rare?. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2011; 26: 389-397 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (396) Google Scholar ], following Gavrilets [ 2 Gavrilets S. Fitness Landscapes and the Origin of Species. Princeton University Press, 2004 Google Scholar ], define a magic trait as ‘a trait subject to divergent selection and a trait contributing to non-random mating that...