Search for dissertations about: "Sympatric speciation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Sympatric speciation.

  2. 1. The role of Assortative Mating in the Initial Stages of Sympatric and Parapatric Speciation

    Author : Emma Rova; Mats Björklund; Göran Arnqvist; James Mallet; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Callosobruchus maculatus; host fidelity; assortative mating; inbreeding; experimental evidence; sympatric speciation; parapatric speciation; Biology; Biologi; Biologi med inriktning mot zooekologi; Biology with specialization in Animal Ecology;

    Abstract : Divergence in the face of gene flow is perhaps the most wildly disputed subject among researchers through time. The debate is an old one and we find its origin as far back as the era of Darwin. READ MORE

  4. 2. Exploring mechanisms of sympatric speciation

    Author : Emma Rova; Uppsala universitet; []
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  5. 3. Bottlenecks and blowflies : Speciation, reproduction and morphological variation in Lucilia

    Author : Ann-Britt Florin; Lisa Meffert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Developmental biology; Population size; speciation; Lucilia sericata; morphological variation; Lucilia illustris; bottlenecks; Utvecklingsbiologi; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

    Abstract : This thesis attempts to improve our understanding of the role of population size for the process of speciation. First, the effect of population size on speciation is studied using several meta-analyses of published laboratory experiments. READ MORE

  6. 4. Speciation - What Can be Learned from a Flycatcher Hybrid Zone?

    Author : Chris Wiley; Anna Qvarnström; Lars Gustafsson; Roger Butlin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Biology; speciation; reinforcement; fitness; postzygotic isolation; asymmetrical hybridization; hybrid zone; species recognition; mate choice; sexual selection; direct benefits; parasite resistance; delayed plumage maturation; Ficedula hypoleuca; Ficedula albicollis; flycatcher; Biologi;

    Abstract : Studies of hybrid zones offer important insights into the process of speciation. Much of the knowledge to be gained is dependent on an accurate estimation of the strength of pre- and post-zygotic isolation between hybridizing taxa. My results demonstrate that hybridization can variously affect different components of fitness. READ MORE

  7. 5. Artificial neural networks in models of specialization and sympatric speciation

    Author : Niclas Norrström; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; Biologi; Naturvetenskap; Natural sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with specialization and how it is linked to sympatric speciation. The trait driving specialization is a cue recognition trait modelled with artificial neural networks that exploiters use to discriminate beneficial resources from detrimental resources based on the signals of the resources. READ MORE