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Conditions for mutation-order speciation.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Feb 2011
Nosil Patrik, Flaxman Samuel M
Abstract excerpt
Two models for speciation via selection have been proposed. In the well-known model of 'ecological speciation', divergent natural selection between environments drives the evolution of reproductive isolation. In a second 'mutation-order' model, different, incompatible mutations (alleles) fix in different populations adapting to the same selective pressure. How to demonstrate mutation-order speciation has been...
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