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dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Richard John
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-18T23:35:00Z
dc.date.available2018-07-18T23:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.identifier250560368
dc.identifier0be028ca-fd8e-4e2a-b41f-ec8daafff3c9
dc.identifier85025102612
dc.identifier000406115000002
dc.identifier.citationAbbott , R J 2017 , ' Plant speciation across environmental gradients and the occurrence and nature of hybrid zones ' , Journal of Systematics and Evolution , vol. 55 , no. 4 , pp. 238-258 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12267en
dc.identifier.issn1674-4918
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/15556
dc.descriptionFunding: Natural Environment Research Council (Grant: NE/D014166/1)en
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental gradients are very common and many plant species respond to them through adaptive genetic change. This can be a first step along a continuum of change that leads ultimately to the origin of fully reproductively isolated forms, i.e., ‘biological species’. Before complete reproductive isolation is achieved, hybrid zones may form between divergent lineages either through primary intergradation or secondary contact. Here, I review the literature on plant hybrid zones between native species and highlight: mode of origin (primaryintergradation versus secondary contact); distribution among plant families, genera and life form; type and genotypic composition related to strength and type of reproductive isolation between parental lineages; nature of prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive barriers; level and direction of gene flow; and the stability of hybrid zones in the face of climate change. The total number of plant hybrid zones detected in a literature search was surprisingly small (137). This was the case even for areas of the world with a long history of research into plant evolution, ecology and systematics. Reasons for this are discussed, including the possibility that plant hybrid zones are naturally rare inthe wild. Only for a few hybrid zones have attempts been made to distinguish between formation by primary intergradation or secondary contact, and it is assumed that most hybrid zones originate through secondary contact.From the limited information available, it appears that plant hybrid zones may frequently move in response to climate change, but long-term studies are required to confirm this.
dc.format.extent584603
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Systematics and Evolutionen
dc.subjectClimate Changeen
dc.subjectDisturbanceen
dc.subjectEnvironmental gradientsen
dc.subjectHybridizationen
dc.subjectHybrid zonesen
dc.subjectReproductive isolationen
dc.subjectSecondary contacten
dc.subjectSpeciationen
dc.subjectGE Environmental Sciencesen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subject.lccGEen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titlePlant speciation across environmental gradients and the occurrence and nature of hybrid zonesen
dc.typeJournal itemen
dc.contributor.sponsorNERCen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jse.12267
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2018-07-19
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/D014166/1en


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