Speciation
Readings
January 23 - Species concepts and definitions
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 1 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Futuyma, D.J., 1998. Chapter 15, pp. 447-479 in Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Futuyma, D.J., 1998. Chapter 16, pp. 481-516 in Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Harrison, R.G. 1998. Linking evolutionary pattern and process: the relevance of species concepts for the study of speciation, pp. 19-31 in Endless Forms, Species and Speciation, Howard, D.J. and Berlocher, S.H., eds, Oxford University Press.
Patton, J.L. and M.F. Smith, 1994. Paraphyly, polyphyly, and the nature of species boundaries in pocket gophers (genus Thomomys). Syst. Biol. 43: 11-26.
January 30 - Allopatric speciation, vicariance and peripatric
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Bernardi, G., L. Findley, and A. Rocha-Olivares, 2003. Vicariance and dispersal across Baja California in disjunct marine fish populations. Evolution 57(7): 1599-1609.
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapters 2 and 3 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Lessios, H.A., 1998. The first stage of speciation as seen in organisms separated by the isthmus of Panama, pp. 186-201 in Endless Forms, Species and Speciation, Howard, D.J. and Berlocher, S.H., eds, Oxford University Press.
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Mayr, E., 1970. Geographic Speciation, Chapter 16, pp. 278-295 in Populations, Species and Evolution. Harvard University Press.
Mayr, E., 1970. The Genetics of Speciation, Chapter 17, pp. 296-330 in Populations, Species and Evolution. Harvard University Press.
February 13 - Parapatric and sympatric speciation
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Berlocher, S.H., and J.L. Feder, 2002. Sympatric speciation in phytophagous insects: Moving beyond controversy? Annu. Rev. Entomol. 47: 773-815.
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapters 3 and 4 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Feder, J.L., The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella: flies in the face of conventional wisdom about speciation? pp. 130-144 in Endless Forms, Species and Speciation, Howard, D.J. and Berlocher, S.H., eds, Oxford University Press.
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Kondrashov, A.S., and F.A. Kondrashov, 1999. Interactions among quantitative traits in the course of sympatric speciation. Nature 400: 351-354.
Tauber, C.A., and M.J. Tauber, 1977. Sympatric speciation based on allelic changes at three loci: Evidence from natural populations in two habitats. Science 197: 1298-1299.
Via, S., 2001. Sympatric speciation in animals: the ugly ducking grows up. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16(7): 381-390.
February 20 - Prezygotic isolation: habitat, pollinator, temporal barriers
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Bradhsaw Jr., H.D. and D.W. Schemske, 2003. Allele substitution at a flower colour locus produces a pollinator shift in monkeyflowers. Nature 426: 176-178.
Bradshaw Jr., H.D., S.M. Wilbert, K.G. Otto, and D.W. Schemske, 1995. Genetic mapping of floral traits associated with reproductive isolation in monkeyflowers (Mimulus). Nature 376: 762-765.
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 5 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Schemske, D.W. and H.D. Bradshaw Jr., 1999. Pollinator preference and the evolution of floral traits in monkeyflowers (Mimulus). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 96(21): 11910-11915.
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Bradshaw Jr., H.D., K.G. Otto, B.E. Frewen, J.K. McKay, and D.W. Schemske, 1998. Quantitative trait loci affecting differences in floral morphology between two species of monkeyflower (Mimulus). Genetics 149: 367-382.
Ellis, A.G. and S.D. Johnson, 1999. Do pollinators determine hybridization patterns in sympatric Satyrium (Orchidaceae) species? Plant Syst. Evol. 219: 137-150.
Hall, M.C. and J.H. Willis, 2006. Divergent selection on flowering time contributes to local adaptation in Mimulus guttatus populations. Evolution 60(12): 2466-2477.
February 27 - Prezygotic isolation: behavioral
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 6 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Coyne, J. A., A.P. Crittenden, and K. Mah, 1994. Genetics of a pheromonal difference contributing to reproductive isolation in Drosophila. Science 265: 1461- 1464.
Shaw, K. L. and Y. M. Parsons, 2002. Divergence of mate recognition behavior and its consequences for genetic architectures of speciation. The American Naturalist 159 (Supplement): S61-S75.
Wheeler, D. A., C.P. Kyriacou, M.L. Greenacre, Q. Yu, J.E. Rutila, M. Rosbash, and J. C. Hall, 1991. Molecular transfer of a species-specific behavior from Drosophila simulans to Drosophila melanogaster. Science 251: 1082-1085.
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Dopman, E.B., S.M. Bogdanowics, and R. G. Harrison, 2004. Genetic mapping of sexual isolation between E and Z pheromone strains of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis). Genetics 167: 301-309.
Gleason, J. M., 2005. Mutations and natural genetic variation in the courtship song of Drosophila. Behavior Genetics 35: 265-277.
Ritchie, M.G. and S.D.F Phillips, 1998. The genetics of sexual isolation. pp. 291-308 in Endless Forms, Species and Speciation, Howard, D.J. and Berlocher, S.H., eds, Oxford University Press.
March 6 - Prezygotic isolation: post-mating
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 6 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Galindo, B.E., V.D. Vacquier, and W.J. Swanson, 2003. Positive selection in the egg receptor for abalone sperm lysin. PNAS 100(8): 4639-4643.
Howard, D.J., P.G. Gregory, J. Chu, and M.L. Cain, 1998. Conspecific sperm precedence is an effective barrier to hybridization between closely related species. Evolution 52(2): 511-516.
Swanson, W.J. and V.D. Vacquier, 1998. Concerted evolution in an egg receptor for a rapidly evolving abalone sperm protein. Science 281: 710-712.
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Carney, S.E., S.A. Hodges, and M.L. Arnold, 1996. Effects of differential pollen-tube growth on hybridization in the Louisiana irises. Evolution 50(5): 1871-1878.
Chang, A.S., 2004. Conspecific sperm precedence in sister species of Drosophila with overlapping ranges. Evolution 58(4): 781-789.
March 20 - Postzygotic isolation
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 7 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Hauffe, H.C., and J.B. Searle, 1998. Chromosomal heterozygosity and fertility in house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) from northern Italy. Genetics 150: 1143-1154.
Noor, M.A.F., K.L. Grams, L.A. Bertucci, and J. Reiland, 2001. Chromosomal inversions and the reproductive isolation of species. PNAS 98(21): 12084-12088.
Orr, H.A., 1995. The population genetics of speciation: the evolution of hybrid incompatabilities. Genetics 139: 1805-1813.
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Lu, J., W-H. Li, and C-I. Wu, 2003. Comment on "Chromosomal speciation and molecular divergence-accelerated evolution in rearranged chromosomes". Science 302: 988b.
Navarro, A., and N.H. Barton, 2003. Chromosomal speciation and molecular divergence-accelerated evolution in rearranged chromosomes. Science 300: 321-324.
Navarro, A., and N.H. Barton, 2003. Response to comment on "Chromosomal speciation and molecular divergence-accelerated evolution in rearranged chromosomes". Science 302: 988c.
Rieseberg, L.H., 2001. Chromosomal rearrangements and speciation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16(7): 351-358.
Rieseberg, L.H., and K. Livingstone, 2003. Chromosomal speciation in primates. Science 300: 267-268.
March 27 - Postzygotic isolation
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 8 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Presgraves, D.C., and H.A. Orr, 1998. Haldane's rule in taxa lacking a hemizygous X. Science 282: 952-954.
Presgraves, D.C., L. Balagopalan, S.M. Abmayr, and H.A. Orr, 2003. Adaptive evolution drives divergence of a hybrid inviability gene between two species of Drosophila. Nature 423: 715-719.
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Presgraves, D.C., 2003. A fine-scale genetic analysis of hybrid incompatabilities in Drosophila. Genetics 163: 955-972.
April 3 - Chromosomal speciation
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 7 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 9 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Rieseberg, L.H., O. Raymond, D.M. Rosenthal, Z. Lai, K. Livingstone, T. Nakazato, J.L. Durphy, A.E. Schwarzbach, L.A. Donovan, and C. Lexer, 2003. Major ecological transitions in wild sunflowers facilitated by hybridization. Science 301: 1211-1216.
Rieseberg, L.H., B. Sinervo, C.R. Linder, M.C. Ungerer, and D.M. Arias, 1996. Role of gene interactions in hybrid speciation: evidence from ancient and experimental hybrids. Science 272: 741-745.
Rieseberg, L.H., C. Van Fossen, and A.M. Desrochers, 1995. Hybrid speciation accompanied by genomic reorganization in wild sunflowers. Nature 375: 313-316.
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Ungerer, M.C., S.J.E. Baird, J. Pan, and L.H. Rieseberg, 1998. Rapid hybrid speciation in wild sunflowers. PNAS 95: 11757-11762.
April 10 - Reinforcement of prezygotic isolation
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 10 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Noor, M.A., 1995. Speciation driven by natural selection in Drosophila. Nature 375: 674-675.
Ortiz-Barrientos, D., B.A. Counterman, and M.A.F. Noor, 2004. The genetics of speciation by reinforcement. PLoS Biology 2(12): 2256-2263.
Lukhtanov, V.A., N.P. Kandul, J.B. Plotkin, A.V. Dantchenko, D. Haig, and N.E. Pierce, 2005. Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies. Nature 436: 385-389.
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Servedio, M.R. and M.A.F. Noor, 2003. The role of reinforcement in speciation: theory and data. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 34: 339-364.
April 17 - Sexual selection and speciation
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Arnqvist, G., M. Edvardsson, U. Friberg, and T. Nilsson, 2000. Sexual conflict promotes speciation in insects. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 97(19): 10460-10464.
Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 11 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Dodd, D.M.B., 1989. Reproductive isolation as a consequence of adaptive divergence in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Evolution 43(6): 1308-1311.
Moya, A., A. Galiana, and F.J. Ayala, 1995. Founder-effect speciation theory: Failure of experimental corroboration. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92: 3983-3986.
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Funk, D.J., 1998. Isolating a role for natural selection in speciation: Host adaptation and isolation in Neochlamisus bebbianae leaf beetles. Evolution 52(6): 1744-1759.
April 24 - Rates of speciation
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Coyne, J.A. and H.A. Orr, 2004. Chapter 12 in Speciation, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
Farrell, B.D., 1998. Inordinate fondness explained: Why are there so many beetles? Science 281: 555-559.
Klicka, J. and R.M. Zink, 1997. The importance of recent ice ages in speciation: a failed paradigm. Science 277: 1666-1669.
Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P., M. Cardillo, K.E. Jones, R.D.E. MacPhee, R.M.D. Beck, R. Grenyer, S.A. Price, R.A. Vos, J.L. Gittleman, and A. Purvis, 2007. The delayed rise of present-day mammals. Nature 446: 507-512.
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Losos, J.B., and D. Schulter, 2000. Analysis of an evolutionary species-area relationship. Nature 408: 847-850.