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Mechanisms of Assortative Mating in Speciation with Gene Flow: Connecting Theory and Empirical Research.
The American naturalist - 1 Jan 2018
Kopp Michael, Servedio Maria R, Mendelson Tamra C, Safran Rebecca J, Rodríguez Rafael L, Hauber Mark E, Scordato Elizabeth C, Symes Laurel B, Balakrishnan Christopher N, Zonana David M, van Doorn G Sander
Abstract excerpt
The large body of theory on speciation with gene flow has brought to light fundamental differences in the effects of two types of mating rules on speciation: preference/trait rules, in which divergence in both (female) preferences and (male) mating traits is necessary for assortment, and matching rules, in which individuals mate with like individuals on the basis of the presence of traits or alleles that they...
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