Patterns of kinemerut Flashcards
essentially the formation of new species (speciation) and accompanying events
macroevolution
- can occur in a variety of ways
- the key to cladogenic speciation
- occurs when barriers prevent two populations from interbreeding – keeping their gene pools separate
reproductive isolation
(1) has two modes: (2) and (3)
Cladogenic speciation; allopatric speciation; sympatric speciation
involves both rapid and gradual divergence
macroevolution
occurs before fertilization can occur (no offspring are produced)
prezygotic isolation
prezygotic isolation mechanisms
habitat isolation
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
mechanical isolation
gametic isolation
occurs after fertilization (offspring are either not viable or infertile)
postzygotic isolation
postzygotic isolation mechanisms
hybrid inviability
hybrid sterility
hybrid breakdown
fertilized egg fails to develop past the early embryonic stages
hybrid inviability
hybrids are sterile because gonads develop abnormally or there is abnormal segregation of chromosomes during meiosis
hybrid sterility
f1 hybrids are normal, vigorous, and viable, but f2 contains many weak or sterile individuals
hybrid breakdown
Occurs when two species mate at different times of year
temporal isolation
occurs when two species occupy different habitats
habitat isolation
occurs when two species have different courtship behaviors
behavioral isolation
occurs when physical differences prevent copulation/ pollination
mechanical isolation