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ecological speciation

Scope: evolution
Papers: 27 | Mentions: 34

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Definition

The formation of new species involves divergence of phenotypes and development of reproductive isolation, where initial divergence results from divergent natural selection and reproductive isolation arises directly or indirectly as a consequence of that selection.

Related Terms (16)

adaptive speciationIBDethological isolationpollinator-mediated isolationallopatricgeographic separationpre-zygotic isolationpost-zygotic isolationpostzygotic reproductive isolationprezygotic reproductive isolation
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mechanical isolationreproductive isolating mechanismsprezygoticallopatric populationsflowering asynchronypre-mating isolating mechanism

Publications (29)

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Genes Suggest Ancestral Colour Polymorphisms Are Shared across Morphologically Cryptic Species in Arctic Bumblebees

2015PLoS Onereferenced
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Barriers to Gene Flow across a Light Gradient in Cardamine cordifolia.

2015tested
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Floral scent in natural hybrids of <i>Ipomopsis</i> (Polemoniaceae) and their two parental species

2014Annals of Botanycentral
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Altered precipitation affects plant hybrids differently than their parental species

2013American Journal of Botanycentral
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Investigating the impact of pollinator- and seed predator-mediated selection on floral traits in an <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> and <i>I. tenuituba</i> (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone

2012framework
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Investigating the impact of pollinator- and seed predator-mediated selection on floral traits in an <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> and <i>I. tenuituba</i> (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone

2012referenced
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The effects of flowering phenology and plant fitness within and across a light quality gradient for a native mustard, <i>Cardamine cordifolia</i>

2012tested
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Genetic and morphological patterns show variation in frequency of hybrids between <i>Ipomopsis</i> (Polemoneaceae) zones of sympatry

2009Heredityframework
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Pollinator shifts and the origin and loss of plant species

2008Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardencentral
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Effect of Soil Metals on Pollination of Subalpine Wildflowers

2008referenced
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The extent of variation in male song, wing and genital characters among allopatric <i>Drosophila montana</i> populations

2007Journal Compilation of European Society for Evolutionary Biologycentral
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Asymmetrical pollen success in Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) contact sites

2006American Journal of Botanycentral
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Self-sterility in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> (Polemoniaceae) is due to prezygotic ovule degeneration

2006American Journal of Botanycentral
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Adaptive speciation

2004central
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Pollinator selection by floral traits and color in a hybrid zone of <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> and <i>I. tenuituba</i> (Polemoniaceae)

2004tested
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Reproductive isolation and hybrid pollen disadvantage in <i>Ipomopsis</i>

2003Journal of Evolutionary Biologycentral
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Reproductive isolation and hybrid pollen disadvantage in <i>Ipomopsis</i>

2003Journal of Evolutionary Biologyreferenced
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Genetic structure in a montane mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), from the Rocky Mountains, Colorado

2003Freshwater Biologytested
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Predicting patterns of mating and potential hybridization from pollinator behavior

2002American Naturalistframework