Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process

ISBN-13: 9780195069174 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 376 str.

Richard G. Harrison

Opis

Hybrid zones--geographical areas in which the hybrids of two races are found--have attracted the attention of evolutionary biologists for many years, both because they are windows on the evolutionary process and because the patterns of animals and plant variation seen in hybrid zones do not fit the traditional classification schemes of taxonomists. Hybrid zones provide insights into the nature of the species, the way barriers to gene exchange function, the genetic basis of those barriers, the dynamics of the speciation process. Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process synthesizes the extensive research literature in this field and points to new directions in research. It will be read with interest by evolutionary biologists, geneticists, and biogeographers.

Recenzje

a comprehensive overview of the interesting fdield of hybridization and its taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary implications ... highly recommended to all with an interest in the various fields of hybridication and introgression and should be in all zoological and botanical libraries