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Chromosomal divergence and speciation in grasshoppers

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Many related species can be distinguished by obvious chromosomal differences and Michael White (1978) argued that perhaps only 1% of species were homosequential. Furthermore, speciose groups exhibit many chromosome differences, and in vertebrate groups the rate of chromosome evolution is correlated with the rate of speciation (Bush et al. 1977). These indicate a significant role for chromosome changes in speciation, and the meiotic problems of rearrangement heterozygotes offer the barrier to gene flow required by the Biological Species Concept (Mayr, 1970). Consequently several models of speciation have been proposed with chromosome changes as their cause or central feature; there are many individual variants; White (1978), and Sites and Moritz (1987) provide a recent comprehensive review. They recognise seven broad modes of chromosomal speciation, viz: Stasipatry, Invasive, Primary Chromosomal Allopatry, Chain Process, Cascade, Monobrachial Centric Fusions and Recombinational Breakdown, considering their properties and consequences. They conclude that we cannot distinguish them and need multidisciplinary studies at the population level, where ecological, cytogenetic and population genetic factors are assessed.

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Hewitt, G.M. (1993). Chromosomal divergence and speciation in grasshoppers. In: Chromosomes Today. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1510-0_9

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