Natural Hybridization and Evolution
Author | : Michael L. Arnold |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1997-01-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195356687 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195356683 |
Rating | : 4/5 (683 Downloads) |
Download or read book Natural Hybridization and Evolution written by Michael L. Arnold and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study draws on data from numerous sources that support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutionary process. The review of these data results in a challenge to the framework used by many evolutionary biologists, which sees the process of natural hybridization as maladaptive because it represents a violation of divergent evolution. In contrast, this book presents evidence of a significant role for natural hybridization in furthering adaptive evolution and evolutionary diversification in both plants and animals.