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Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila.

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Noor, MA
Published in: Nature
June 1995

Reinforcement is the process by which natural selection strengthens sexual isolation between incipient species, reducing the frequency of maladaptive hybridization and hence completing reproductive isolation. Although this model of speciation was once widely accepted, its plausibility and experimental support have been recently attacked. Here we provide an example of speciation by reinforcement, in the North American fruitfly Drosophila pseudoobscura. The results suggest that females of D. pseudoobscura evolved increased sexual isolation from their sibling species, D. persimilis, by natural selection against maladaptive hybridization.

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Nature

DOI

EISSN

1476-4687

ISSN

0028-0836

Publication Date

June 1995

Volume

375

Issue

6533

Start / End Page

674 / 675

Related Subject Headings

  • Selection, Genetic
  • Reproduction
  • Male
  • Hybridization, Genetic
  • General Science & Technology
  • Female
  • Drosophila
  • Animals
 

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Noor, M. A. (1995). Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila. Nature, 375(6533), 674–675. https://doi.org/10.1038/375674a0
Noor, M. A. “Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila.Nature 375, no. 6533 (June 1995): 674–75. https://doi.org/10.1038/375674a0.
Noor MA. Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila. Nature. 1995 Jun;375(6533):674–5.
Noor, M. A. “Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila.Nature, vol. 375, no. 6533, June 1995, pp. 674–75. Epmc, doi:10.1038/375674a0.
Noor MA. Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila. Nature. 1995 Jun;375(6533):674–675.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nature

DOI

EISSN

1476-4687

ISSN

0028-0836

Publication Date

June 1995

Volume

375

Issue

6533

Start / End Page

674 / 675

Related Subject Headings

  • Selection, Genetic
  • Reproduction
  • Male
  • Hybridization, Genetic
  • General Science & Technology
  • Female
  • Drosophila
  • Animals