Experimental speciation: selection against hybridization strengthens reproductive barriers and limits introgression
Graham C McLaughlin, Verónica Baquero-Méndez, Sophia Sudak, Brian Hollis
This study shows that selection against hybridization increases reproductive isolation between Drosophila populations while allowing gene flow, with intermediate selection producing the strongest isolation.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology