Reinforcement’s incidental effects on reproductive isolation between conspecifics

• Published in: Current zoology Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 135 - 143
• Main Authors: Comeault, Aaron A., Matute, Daniel R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Special Column Cascade Reinforcement; reproductive character displacement; reinforcement; speciation

Abstract Reinforcement—the process whereby maladaptive hybridization leads to the strengthening of prezygotic isolation between species—has a long history in the study of speciation. Because reinforcement affects traits involved in mate choice and fertility, it can have indirect effects on reproduct...