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Lecture 12: Speciation 1) Geographic variation – – – – genetic, behavioural, developmental differences over geographic range important to the study of evolution describes the course of evolutionary change new species formed by same processes that give rise to variation among conspecifics Patterns in Geographic Variation Among Species • Parapatric – different forms meet & interbreed • Sympatric – different forms “meet” but don’t breed • Allopatric – geographically separated …never get the chance to mate • Polytypic species – spp. with several defined subspecies (geographic races) • Superspecies –monophyletic group of closely, mostly allopatric species (i.e. used to be one spp., usually post-mating isolation) Polytypic species (Rassenkreis) Heliconius butterflies Cougars Superspecies (Artenkreis) Parus spp. Gasterosteus aculeatus Forms of Geographic Variation Cline: gradient of variation in genotype/phenotype Types of Clines: • Concordant: > 1 characters vary along the same transect • Discordant: characters vary independently • Shallow: gradual changes in character • Stepped: abrupt changes in character Concordant Clines e.g. Orioles • Colour • Enzyme frequencies • West to east Pleiotropy may cause concordance Discordant Clines e.g. Rat Snake • Blotching • Colour • Striping Due to geographic variation in selection pressure More Examples • • • • • Gradual Cline CLOVER cyanide production N to S cline Balance costs & benefits Benefit: protection against herbivory Cost: frost sensitivity Discordant Cline RABBIT TICKS “body size”: S to N “appendage size”: W to E Trade-off b/w fat storage & desiccation Famous Clines Bergman’s rule: • warm-blooded spp. • larger in colder environments Allen’s rule: • warm-blooded species • shorter protruding body parts relative to body size in colder Gloger’s rule: • More darkly pigmented in more humid climates Variation + Reproductive Isolation Speciation speciation requires isolating mechanism: eventual genetic barrier to interbreeding Speciation Speciation can be classified by geographic characteristics or genetics: Allopatric speciation Parapatric speciation Peripatric speciation Sympatric speciation Allopatric Speciation Model Allopatric Speciation Best known & easiest understood mode of speciation Lots of evidence: • Ring Species (Ensatina spp.) Ensatina eschscholtzii complex (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (a) (b) (f) (g) (e) (c) (d) Model: Island Archipelagoes 1. Invasion 2. Divergence 3. Reinvasion 1. 2. 3. Recontact of Divergent Species • Speciation complete: no hybridization • Speciation incomplete: hybridization • Hybrid Zones: regions of 2 contact b/w previously isolated pop’ns w viable hybrids • Fitness of hybrids determines incidence of hybrid zones • If reduced fitness: isolation reinforced by selection Reinforcement model AA Aa aa selected against (low fitness) AA Aa A aa a Assortative mating Fixation Speciation Problem… • If a is rare, selection against Aa removes it from the pool AA Aa aa AA Fixation This genotype is uncommon No Speciation Gene flow between divergent populations will: - equalize gene frequencies - reduce isolation - make one species (hybrid zone) Reinforcement must act quickly because of competing effects of gene flow & isolation Peripheral Isolate Model • • • • Mayr 1954 “founder effect” “peripatric speciation” Observed: local, isolated populations peripheral to the main range are often divergent Peripatric Speciation • “new” environment homogeneous (few conflicting selective pressures) • population small • founded by few individuals • low genetic diversity • genetic drift • must be no gene flow Mechanism • Genetic change in large pop’ns is slow (gene flow) • Faster in small populations (genetic drift) • Epistasis: synergistic effect of 2+ loci on phenotype (may help pass fitness “valley”) • Rapid speciation • Evidence: flycatcher lizards • Model allows for “non-adaptive” speciation Speyeria spp.