The Genetics of Speciation by Reinforcement
Reinforcement occurs when natural selection strengthens behavioral discrimination to prevent costly interpopulation matings, such as when matings produce sterile hybrids. This evolutionary process can complete speciation, thereby providing a direct link between Darwins theory of natural selection an...
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LSU
2005
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04062005-121156/ |