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Indirect evolution of hybrid lethality due to linkage with selected locus in Mimulus guttatus.
PLoS biology - 1 Jan 2013
Wright Kevin M, Lloyd Deborah, Lowry David B, Macnair Mark R, Willis John H
Abstract excerpt
Most species are superbly and intricately adapted to the environments in which they live. Adaptive evolution by natural selection is the primary force shaping biological diversity. Differences between closely related species in ecologically selected characters such as habitat preference, reproductive timing, courtship behavior, or pollinator attraction may prevent interbreeding in nature, causing reproductive...
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