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The scientific study of speciation — how species evolve to become new species — began around the time of Charles Darwin in the middle of the 19th century. Many naturalists at the time recognized the relationship between biogeography and the evolution of species. The 20th century saw the growth of the field of speciation, with major contributors such as Ernst Mayr researching and documenting species' geographic patterns and relationships. The field grew in prominence with the modern evolutionary synthesis in the early part of that century. Since then, research on speciation has expanded immensely. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: History of speciationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The tangled biogeographic history of tarantulas: An African centre of origin rules out the centrifugal model of speciationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: BiologyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Genome sequencing reveals fine scale diversification and reticulation history during speciation in SusCited 154 times
- Go sideways: Allopatric speciationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Reinforcement (speciation)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Genome sequencing reveals fine scale diversification and reticulation history during speciation in Sus
Isolation and gene flow: inferring the speciation history of European house mice
Forest Birds of Patagonia: Ecological Geography, Speciation, Endemism, and Faunal History
Paleoclimatic history and vicariant speciation in the “sand goby” group (Gobiidae, Teleostei)
Evolutionary history and speciation modes in the cyprinid genusBarbus
History-Based Topological Speciation for Multimodal Optimization
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Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana
🆕 Influential since 2022
The tangled biogeographic history of tarantulas: An African centre of origin rules out the centrifugal model of speciation
Cryptic species complex or an incomplete speciation? Phylogeographic analysis reveals an intricate Pleistocene history of Priapulus caudatus Lamarck, 1816
Island–to–Island Vicariance, Founder–Events and within–Area Speciation: The Biogeographic History of the Antillattus Clade (Salticidae: Euophryini)
Simulated climate warming causes asymmetric responses in insect life‐history timing potentially disrupting a classic ecological speciation system
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group
📚 Books worth reading
BiologyKenneth R. Miller, Joseph S. Levine · 1990
Evolutionary analysisFreeman, Scott, Scott Freeman · 1920
Evolution of island mammalsAlexandra van der Geer · 2010
EvolutionCarl Zimmer, Douglas J. Emlen · 2011
Campbell biologyLisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain · 2015
Environmental geochemistryB. De Vivo, H. E. Belkin · 2008
The Making of the Middle SeaCyprian Broodbank · 2001- 📕Bones, clones, and biomesBruce D. Patterson · 2012
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