Open AccessField Studies Reveal Strong Postmating Isolation between Ecologically Divergent Butterfly Populations
Author(s) -
Carolyn S. McBride,
Michael C. Singer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000529
Subject(s) - biology , reproductive isolation , hybrid , allopatric speciation , evolutionary biology , ecological speciation , butterfly , host (biology) , genetic fitness , gene flow , ecology , population , zoology , genetics , genetic variation , gene , botany , demography , sociology
A mismatch between hybrid butterflies and their ecological environment restricts gene flow between populations that feed on different host plants, highlighting the potential importance of a seldom-studied mechanism of reproductive isolation.
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