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Everything about Reproductive isolation
Evolutionary mechanism for speciation
The mechanisms of reproductive isolation are a collection of evolutionary mechanisms, behaviors and physiological processes critical for speciation. They prevent members of different species from producing offspring, or ensure that any offspring are sterile. These barriers maintain the integrity of a species by reducing gene flow between related species. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Reproductive isolationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A natural gene drive system confers reproductive isolation in riceInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The audio expertThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: GENETIC DIVERGENCE, REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION, AND MARINE SPECIATIONCited 1,399 times
- Go sideways: Evidence for speciation by reinforcementA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Eukaryote hybrid genomeA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
GENETIC DIVERGENCE, REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION, AND MARINE SPECIATION
Reproductive isolation caused by colour pattern mimicry
The origins of reproductive isolation in plants
Evolution of reproductive isolation in plants
GENETICS OF POSTMATING REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN ANIMALS
MODELS OF EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION
THE EVOLUTION OF STRONG REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION
What is reproductive isolation?
🆕 Influential since 2022
A natural gene drive system confers reproductive isolation in rice
A toxin-antidote system contributes to interspecific reproductive isolation in rice
Allorecognition genes drive reproductive isolation in Podospora anserina
Local adaptation and reproductive isolation: when does speciation start?
Sexual selection promotes reproductive isolation in barn swallows
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕The audio expertEthan Winer · 2012
Campbell biologyLisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain · 2015
Social behaviour in animalsTinbergen, Niko · 1953
Asian American WomenLora Jo Foo · 2002
Induced Cell-reproduction and Cancer; the Isolation of the Chemical Causes of Normal and of Augmented, Asymmetrical Human Cell-divisionHugh Campbell Ross, John Westray Cropper · 2018
Critical Race TheoryE. Gates · 1997
Induced cell-reproduction and cancerHugh Campbell Ross · 1910- 📕Genetics and Genomics of RiceQifa Zhang, Rod A. Wing · 2013
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