#  The Evolution of Barriers to Reproduction Between Species 

 





May 18, 2018

 

 

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 The process of species formation involves the evolution of barriers to reproduction between closely related taxa. **Sevan Suni’s** (Hopkins lab) study in [Evolution](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evo.13507) quantified these barriers between three closely related Texas wildflowers. The study describes patterns in the strength of these barriers to reproduction between species and uses these patterns to understand the evolutionary forces that drive the process of species formation.

#####  Image: Texas Wildflowers by Bill Staney, [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/9906786@N02/9082673936/in/photolist-eQB5wu-bXFGfC-89JEzK-85AQnL-89JSbr-EJhrg-fbiAsA-7S3p1L-HdUSK-bMKNvV-7Rd3LD-ikLzh-6cE41L-fE4Duc-9zZRJ7-89MUGY-K5YeB-4QUv23-7QLHxY-F8H1Z-4gSc5T-24vN6jd-mJQE3i-9o6Joo-RWAcjT-H8MstB-bzVqun-bCqCr5-nk4fEe-rgcK8H-e1CNhQ-mJQECX-82938p-7YvBcs-7VsG94-8qdLa6-mUxQzV-cCBgJs-7XXKsK-cCBtZQ-TpGE9p-F93mq-9MMbZz-nD8oTT-9Huuch-bXFvLf-e2qycp-7PZPhK-PbZgm-7T3Wkp)



 

 

 



 

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