A Maladaptive Combination Of Traits Contributes To The Maintenance Of A Stable Hybrid Zone Between Two Divergent Species Of Drosophila
Brandon S. Cooper, Alisa Sedghifar, W. Thurston Nash, Aaron A. Comeault, Daniel R. Matute
The paper identifies a stable hybrid zone between Drosophila yakuba and D. teissieri, showing that maladaptive trait combinations and hybrid male sterility limit gene flow.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology