Mechanismy reprodukční izolace mezi dvěma hybridizujícími druhy pěvců, slavíkem obecným a slavíkem tmavým

Poignet, Manon

iv - ABSTRACT (in English) - A key step in the origin of new species is the evolution of the reproductive isolation mechanisms separating the gene pools of newly emerging species. Despite a growing number of studies, we still know very little about the molecular, physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying reproductive isolation. Hybrid zones represent useful examples of ongoing species differentiation and can provide information about the nature of reproductive isolation separating the species and mechanisms facilitating or limiting the hybridization. Using two naturally hybridizing passerine species, the common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (L. luscinia), we evaluated several mechanisms of reproductive isolation at the chromosomal, phenotypic, and genetic levels, with a focus on postmating prezygotic (PMPZ) and postzygotic isolation mechanisms. These nightingale species diverged ~1.8 Mya and currently hybridize in a secondary contact zone running across Central and Eastern Europe. First, we analysed the genetic composition of the secondary contact zone, demonstrating that parental forms are predominant in the hybrid zone, with few F1 hybrids (3.4%), early backcross hybrids (3.1%) and the absence of F2 hybrids. This suggests strong but incomplete reproductive isolation....

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