Evolution Pt 2 Flashcards
“If you can breed together, you are the same species”
Biological Species Concept
Problems with the Biological Species Concept?
- Doesn’t work with extinct breeds
- Doesn’t work with asexual reproducing animals
- Doesn’t work with isolated populations
Morphological Species Concept
Based on appearance
Problems with the Morphological Species Concept
-Doesn’t work in varied populations
What is the formation of a new species called?
Speciation
What must be reproductive isolation; no gene flow.
Speciation
Define: Pre-mating isolation
Prevents parents from mating
Pre-mating isolation types
- Geographic isolation
- Behavioral behaviors
- Alignment of breeding periods
Define: Post-mating isolation
Prevents offspring from mating
Post-mating isolation types
- Reproductive incompatibility
- Hybrid Sterility
- Chromosomal incompatibility
How many modes of speciation are there?
3
Allopatric speciation
geographic isolation
Parapatric speciation
specialization for different environments
Live in exact same area but, dont breed. Usually behavioral.
Sympatric speciation
Deme
Parapatric Speciation
part of the population that is specialized for a different environment