A novel approach for finding ring species: look for barriers rather than rings

作者：Irwin Darren E^*

来源：BMC Biology, 2012, 10: 21.

DOI：10.1186/1741-7007-10-21

Ring species, in which two different forms coexist in one region while being connected by a long chain of interbreeding populations encircling a geographic barrier, provide clear demonstrations of the evolution of one species into two. Known ring species are rare, but now Monahan et al. propose an intriguing new approach to discovering them: focus first on geography to find potential barriers.

• 出版日期2012-3-12