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Field Studies Reveal Strong Postmating Isolation between Ecologically Divergent Butterfly Populations

Gene flow between populations that are adapting to distinct environments may be restricted if hybrids inherit maladaptive, intermediate phenotypes. This phenomenon, called extrinsic postzygotic isolation (EPI), is thought to play a critical role in the early stages of speciation. However, despite it...

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Autores principales: McBride, Carolyn S., Singer, Michael C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21048982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000529