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Host-pathogen coevolution, secondary sympatry and species diversification.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 12 Apr 2010
Ricklefs Robert E
Abstract excerpt
The build-up of species locally within a region by allopatric speciation depends on geographically separated (allopatric) sister populations becoming reproductively incompatible followed by secondary sympatry. Among birds, this has happened frequently in remote archipelagos, spectacular cases including the Darwin's finches (Geospizinae) and Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae), but similar examples are lacking...
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