Hybrid zone studies: An interdisciplinary approach for the analysis of evolutionary processes
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Abstract
There has been considerable debate in the ecological and evolutionary literature over the relative importance and rate by which microevolutionary processes operating at the population level result in separation and differentiation of lineages and populations, and ultimately in speciation. Our understanding of evolutionary processes have need greatly enhances through the study of hybridization and hybrid zones. Indeed, hybrid zones have been described as “natural laboratories” (Barton, N. H., and G .M. Hewitt, 189. Adaptation, speciation, and hybrid zones. Nature 341:497-503) or as “windows on the evolutionary processes” (Harrison, R. G. 1990. Hybrid zones: windows on the evolutionary process. Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology 7:69-128). Hybrid zones greatly facilitate analyses of evolutionary dynamics because differences in factors such as mating preference, fertility, and viability are likely to be magnified, making the consequences easier to document over short periods of time.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hybrid zone studies: An interdisciplinary approach for the analysis of evolutionary processes |
| Series title | Ecology |
| DOI | 10.2307/1939445 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 1190 |
| Last page | 1191 |
| Public Comments | This article is a review of Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process by G. Harrison Richard |
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