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Species and Speciation

By: Daniel J. Howard (Editor), Stewart H. Berlocher (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 January 1998

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Speciation is one of the great themes of evolutionary biology. It is the process through which new species are born and diversity generated. Yet for many years our understanding of the process consisted of little more than a perception that if populations are isolated geographically, they will diverge genetically and may come to form new species. This situation began to change in the 1960s as an increasing number of biologists challenged the exclusivity of allopatric speciation and began to probe more deeply into the actual process by which divergence occurs and reproductive isolation is acquired. This focus on process led to many new insights, but numerous questions remain and speciation is now one of the most dynamic areas of research in modern evolutionary biology. This volume presents the newest research findings on speciation bringing readers up to day on species concepts, modes of speciation, and the nature of reproductive barriers. It also discusses the forces that drive
divergence of populations, the genetic control of reproductive isolation, and the role played by hybrid zones and hybridization in speciation.

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The text will benefit all those with a general interest in behavioural ecology... * Ethology Ecology and Evolution * A timely review of the major recent advances in a fast moving and important area of research. ...very useful book for researches and graduate students who want to be abreast of the latest thinking on the evolution of biological diversity, and it won't go amiss as reading for senior undergraduates. * Bulletin, 30:3 1999 *

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