Pre-zygotic isolation in the macroalgal genus Fucus from four contact zones spanning 100–10 000 years: a tale of reinforcement?

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: G. Hoarau, J. A. Coyer, M. C. W. G. Giesbers, A. Jueterbock, J. L. Olsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2015
• Subjects: introgression; hybridization; hybrid zones; macroalgae; speciation; Science; Q; Norway; Kattegat; Iceland; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140538; https://doaj.org/article/81039bd3a6524313b400b25a7a4ad240

Hybrid zones provide an ideal natural experiment to study the selective forces driving evolution of reproductive barriers and speciation. If hybrid offspring are less fit than the parental species, pre-zygotic isolating barriers can evolve and strengthen in response to selection against the hybrids...