QUANTIFYING PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION

@article{Mendelson2004QUANTIFYINGPI,
  title={QUANTIFYING PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION},
  author={Tamra C. Mendelson and Brian D. Inouye and Mark D. Rausher},
  journal={Evolution},
  year={2004},
  volume={58}
}
Abstract We present a likelihood‐based statistical method for examining the pattern or rate of evolution of reproductive isolation. The method uses large empirical datasets to estimate, for a given clade, the average duration of two phases in the divergence of populations. The first phase is a lag phase and refers to the period during which lineages diverge but no detectable reproductive isolation evolves. The second is an accumulation phase, referring to the period during which the magnitude… 
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