Reproductive isolation in plants occurs through multiple barriers that restrict gene flow
between populations, but their origins remain uncertain. Work in the past decade has shown …

Ecological processes are central to the formation of new species when barriers to gene flow
(reproductive isolation) evolve between populations as a result of ecologically‐based …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Levels of genetic differentiation between populations can be highly variable across the
genome, with divergent selection contributing to such heterogeneous genomic divergence …

The role of chromosomal inversions in adaptation and speciation is controversial.
Historically, inversions were thought to contribute to these processes either by directly …

▪ Abstract To assess the frequency and importance of reinforcement in nature we must begin
by looking for its signature in the most likely places. Theoretical studies can pinpoint …

The suggestion that chromosomal rearrangements play a role in speciation resulted from the
observation that heterokaryotypes are often infertile. However, the first chromosomal …

Chromosomal inversions have the potential to play an important role in evolution by
reducing recombination between favorable combinations of alleles. Until recently, however …

There is a growing appreciation that chromosome inversions affect rates of adaptation,
speciation, and the evolution of sex chromosomes. Comparative genomic studies have …

A recipe for dissolving incipient species into a continuum of phenotypes is to recombine their
genetic material. Therefore, students of speciation have become increasingly interested in …