The existence of species rests on a metastable equilibrium between inbreeding and outbreeding. An essay on the close relationship between speciation, inbreeding and recessive mutations
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Speciation corresponds to the progressive establishment of reproductive barriers between groups of individuals derived from an ancestral stock. Since Darwin did not believe that reproductive barriers could be selected for, he propose...
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2011-12-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/6/1/62 |