Speciation - What Can be Learned from a Flycatcher Hybrid Zone?

Speciation - What Can be Learned from a Flycatcher Hybrid Zone?

Studies of hybrid zones offer important insights into the process of speciation. Much of the knowledge to be gained is dependent on an accurate estimation of the strength of pre- and post-zygotic isolation between hybridizing taxa. My results demonstrate that hybridization can variously affect diffe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiley, Chris
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för ekologi och evolution 2006
Subjects:
Biology
speciation
reinforcement
fitness
postzygotic isolation
asymmetrical hybridization
hybrid zone
species recognition
mate choice
sexual selection
direct benefits
parasite resistance
delayed plumage maturation
Ficedula hypoleuca
Ficedula albicollis
flycatcher
Biologi
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