Transcript Reproductive isolation

Chapter 14
The Origin of Species
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Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Seventh Edition
Reece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey
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Lecture by Edward J. Zalisko
Introduction
 Many species of cormorants around the world can
fly.
 Cormorants on the Galápagos Islands cannot fly.
 How did these flightless cormorants get to the
Galápagos Islands?
 Why are these flightless cormorants found
nowhere else in the world?
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Figure 14.0_1
Chapter 14: Big Ideas
Defining Species
Mechanisms
of Speciation
Figure 14.0_2
Introduction
 An ancestral cormorant species is thought to have
flown from the Americas to the Galápagos Islands
more than 3 million years ago.
 Terrestrial mammals could not make the trip over
the wide distance, and no predatory mammals
naturally occur on these islands today.
 Without predators, the environment of these
cormorants favored birds with smaller wings,
perhaps channeling resources to the production of
offspring.
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DEFINING SPECIES
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14.1 The origin of species is the source of
biological diversity
 Microevolution is the change in the gene pool of a
population from one generation to the next.
 Speciation is the process by which one species
splits into two or more species.
– Every time speciation occurs, the diversity of life
increases.
– The many millions of species on Earth have all arisen
from an ancestral life form that lived around 3.5 billion
years ago.
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Figure 14.1
14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The word species is from the Latin for “kind” or
“appearance.”
 Although the basic idea of species as distinct lifeforms seems intuitive, devising a more formal
definition is not easy and raises questions.
– How similar are members of the same species?
– What keeps one species distinct from others?
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The biological species concept defines a
species as
– a group of populations,
– whose members have the potential to interbreed in
nature, and
– produce fertile offspring.
– Therefore, members of a species are similar because
they reproduce with each other.
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 Reproductive isolation
– prevents members of different species from mating with
each other,
– prevents gene flow between species, and
– maintains separate species.
– Therefore, species are distinct from each other because
they do not share the same gene pool.
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Figure 14.2A
Figure 14.2A Similarity between two species: the eastern meadowlark
(left) and western meadowlark (right)
Figure 14.2B
14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The biological species concept can be problematic.
– Some pairs of clearly distinct species occasionally
interbreed and produce hybrids.
– For example, grizzly bears and polar bears may interbreed and
produce hybrids called grolar bears.
– Melting sea ice may bring these two bear species together more
frequently and produce more hybrids in the wild.
– Reproductive isolation cannot usually be determined for
extinct organisms known only from fossils.
– Reproductive isolation does not apply to prokaryotes or
other organisms that reproduce only asexually.
– Therefore, alternate species concepts can be useful.
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Figure 14.2C
Grizzly bear
Polar bear
Hybrid “grolar” bear
14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The morphological species concept
– classifies organisms based on observable physical traits
and
– can be applied to
– asexual organisms and
– fossils.
– However, there is some subjectivity in deciding which traits to
use.
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The ecological species concept
– defines a species by its ecological role or niche and
– focuses on unique adaptations to particular roles in a
biological community.
– For example, two species may be similar in appearance
but distinguishable based on
– what they eat or
– where they live.
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The phylogenetic species concept
– defines a species as the smallest group of individuals that
shares a common ancestor and thus
– forms one branch of the tree of life.
– Biologists trace the phylogenetic history of a species by
comparing its
– morphology or
– DNA.
– However, defining the amount of difference required to
distinguish separate species is a problem.
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Reproductive barriers
– serve to isolate the gene pools of species and
– prevent interbreeding.
 Depending on whether they function before or after
zygotes form, reproductive barriers are categorized
as
– prezygotic or
– postzygotic.
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Figure 14.3A
Individuals of different species
Prezygotic Barriers
Habitat isolation
Temporal isolation
Behavioral isolation
Mechanical isolation
Gametic isolation
Fertilization
Postzygotic Barriers
Reduced hybrid viability
Reduced hybrid fertility
Hybrid breakdown
Viable, fertile offspring
14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Five types of prezygotic barriers prevent mating or
fertilization between species.
1. In habitat isolation, two species live in the same general
area but not in the same kind of place.
2. In temporal isolation, two species breed at different times
(seasons, times of day, years).
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Figure 14.3B
Figure 14.3B_1
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Figure 14.3C
Figure 14.3C
Temporal
isolation
Figure 14.3C_1
Figure 14.3C_2
14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Prezygotic Barriers, continued
3. In behavioral isolation, there is little or no mate
recognition between females and males of different
species.
4. In mechanical isolation, female and male sex organs are
not compatible.
5. In gametic isolation, female and male gametes are not
compatible.
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Figure 14.3D
Figure 14.3D Behavioral Isolation
Figure 14.3E
Figure 14.3E Mechanical isolation
Figure 14.3F
Figure 14.3F
Gametic
isolation
14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Three types of postzygotic barriers operate after
hybrid zygotes have formed.
1. In reduced hybrid viability, most hybrid offspring do not
survive.
2. In reduced hybrid fertility, hybrid offspring are vigorous
but sterile.
3. In hybrid breakdown,
– the first-generation hybrids are viable and fertile but
– the offspring of the hybrids are feeble or sterile.
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Figure 14.3G
Horse
Donkey
Mule
Figure 14.3G Reduced hybrid fertility
MECHANISMS
OF SPECIATION
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14.4 In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation
leads to speciation
 In allopatric speciation, populations of the same
species are geographically separated, isolating their
gene pools.
 Isolated populations will no longer share changes in
allele frequencies caused by
– natural selection,
– genetic drift, and/or
– mutation.
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14.4 In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation
leads to speciation
 Gene flow between populations is initially prevented
by a geographic barrier. For example
– the Grand Canyon and Colorado River separate two
species of antelope squirrels, and
– the Isthmus of Panama separates 15 pairs of snapping
shrimp.
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Figure 14.4A
North rim
South rim
A. harrisii
A. leucurus
Figure 14.4B
A. formosus
A. nuttingi
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Isthmus of Panama
PACIFIC OCEAN
A. panamensis
A. millsae
14.5 Reproductive barriers can evolve as
populations diverge
 How do reproductive barriers arise?
 Experiments have demonstrated that reproductive
barriers can evolve as a by-product of changes in
populations as they adapt to different environments.
 These studies have included
– laboratory studies of fruit flies and
– field studies of monkey flowers and their pollinators.
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Figure 14.5A
Initial sample
of fruit flies
Starch medium
Maltose medium
Female
Starch
Maltose
22
9
8
20
Number of matings
in experimental groups
Results
Female
Population Population
#1
#2
Male
Pop#2 Pop#1
Maltose Starch
Male
Mating experiments
18
15
12
15
Number of matings
in starch control groups
Figure 14.5B
Pollinator choice in
typical monkey flowers
Pollinator choice after
color allele transfer
Typical M. lewisii
(pink)
M. lewisii with
red-color allele
Typical M. cardinalis
(red)
M. cardinalis with
pink-color allele
Figure 14.5B_1
Typical M. lewisii
(pink)
Figure 14.5B_2
M. lewisii with
red-color allele
Figure 14.5B_3
Typical M. cardinalis
(red)
Figure 14.5B_4
M. cardinalis with
pink-color allele
14.6 Sympatric speciation takes place without
geographic isolation
 Sympatric speciation occurs when a new species
arises within the same geographic area as a parent
species.
 How can reproductive isolation develop when
members of sympatric populations remain in contact
with each other?
 Gene flow between populations may be reduced by
– polyploidy,
– habitat differentiation, or
– sexual selection.
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14.8 Isolated islands are often showcases of
speciation
 Most of the species on Earth are thought to have
originated by allopatric speciation.
 Isolated island chains offer some of the best
evidence of this type of speciation.
 Multiple speciation events are more likely to occur in
island chains that have
– physically diverse habitats,
– islands far enough apart to permit populations to evolve
in isolation, and
– islands close enough to each other to allow occasional
dispersions between them.
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14.8 Isolated islands are often showcases of
speciation
 The evolution of many diverse species from a
common ancestor is adaptive radiation.
 The Galápagos Archipelago
– is located about 900 km (560 miles) west of Ecuador,
– is one of the world’s great showcases of adaptive
radiation,
– was formed naked from underwater volcanoes,
– was colonized gradually from other islands and the South
America mainland, and
– has many species of plants and animals found nowhere
else in the world.
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14.8 Isolated islands are often showcases of
speciation
 The Galápagos islands currently have 14 species of
closely related finches, called Darwin’s finches,
because Darwin collected them during his aroundthe-world voyage on the Beagle.
 These finches
– share many finchlike traits,
– differ in their feeding habits and their beaks, specialized
for what they eat, and
– arose through adaptive radiation.
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Figure 14.8
Cactus-seed-eater (cactus finch)
Tool-using insect-eater (woodpecker finch)
Seed-eater (medium ground finch)
14.9 SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY: A long-term
field study documents evolution in Darwin’s
finches
 Peter and Rosemary Grant have worked
– for more than three decades,
– on medium ground finches, and
– on tiny, isolated, uninhabited Daphne Major in the
Galápagos Islands.
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14.9 SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY: A long-term
field study documents evolution in Darwin’s
finches
 Medium ground finches and cactus finches
occasionally interbreed. Hybrids
– have intermediate bill sizes,
– survive well during wet years, when there are plenty of
soft, small seeds around,
– are outcompeted by both parental types during dry
years, and
– can introduce more genetic variation on which natural
selection acts.
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Figure 14.9
Arrival of
new species
Large beaks can
crack large
seeds
Competitor species,
G. magnirostris
Mean beak size
Larger
Smaller beaked
G. fortis can feed
on small seeds
Severe
drought
Severe
drought
Smaller
1975
1980
1985
1990
Year
1995
2000
2005
14.10 Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study
reproductive isolation
 What happens when separated populations of
closely related species come back into contact with
each other?
 Biologists try to answer such questions by studying
hybrid zones, regions in which members of different
species meet and mate to produce at least some
hybrid offspring.
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You should now be able to
1. Distinguish between microevolution and speciation.
2. Compare the definitions, advantages, and
disadvantages of the different species concepts.
3. Describe five types of prezygotic barriers and three
types of postzygotic barriers that prevent
populations of closely related species from
interbreeding.
4. Explain how geologic processes can fragment
populations and lead to speciation.
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You should now be able to
5. Explain how reproductive barriers might evolve in
isolated populations of organisms.
6. Explain how sympatric speciation can occur, noting
examples in plants and animals.
7. Explain why polyploidy is important to modern
agriculture.
8. Explain how modern wheat evolved.
9. Describe the circumstances that led to the adaptive
radiation of the Galápagos finches.
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10. Describe the discoveries made by Peter and
Rosemary Grant in their work with Galápagos
finches.
11. Explain how hybrid zones are useful in the study
of reproductive isolation.
12. Compare the gradual model and the punctuated
equilibrium model of evolution.
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Figure 14.UN01
Zygote
Gametes
Prezygotic barriers
• Habitat isolation
• Temporal isolation
• Behavioral isolation
• Mechanical isolation
• Gametic isolation
Postzygotic barriers
• Reduced hybrid
viability
• Reduced hybrid
fertility
• Hybrid breakdown
Viable,
fertile
offspring
Figure 14.UN02
Original population
a.
b.
Figure 14.UN03
Species
may interbreed
in a
a.
outcome may be
b.
c.
when
d.
when
when
are
a few
hybrids
continue to
be produced
reproductive
barriers
are
f.
e.
keeps
species
separate
and
speciation is
reversed
Figure 14.UN03_1
Species
may interbreed
in a
a.
outcome may be
b.
c.
d.
Figure 14.UN03_2
b.
c.
when
d.
when
when
are
a few
hybrids
continue to
be produced
reproductive
barriers
are
f.
e.
keeps
species
separate
and
speciation is
reversed