Experimental speciation: selection against hybridization strengthens reproductive barriers and limits introgression
Evolutionary theory predicts that when hybridization between divergent populations is costly, natural selection should favor traits that reduce further interbreeding, a process known as reinforcement. Direct experimental evidence of reinforcement is rare, however, and no study has demonstrated that reinforcing selection can strengthen reproductive isolation between naive populations while…
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