Divergent dynamics of sexual and habitat isolation at the transition between stick insect populations and species
Abstract Speciation is often viewed as a continuum along which populations diverge until they become reproductively-isolated species. However, such divergence may be heterogeneous, proceeding in fits and bursts, rather than being uniform and gradual. We show in Timema stick insects that one componen...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2024-03-01
|
Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46294-9 |