Reproductive isolation via divergent genital morphology due to cascade reinforcement in <i>Ohomopterus</i> ground beetles
Reproductive isolation via divergent genital morphology due to cascade reinforcement in <i>Ohomopterus</i> ground beetles
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由于 <i>Ohomopterus</i> 地面甲虫的级联强化,通过不同的生殖器形态进行生殖隔离
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.14116
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Takami Yasuoki
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作者:
Xia Tian;Nishimura Taira;Nagata Nobuaki;Kubota Kohei;Sota Teiji;Takami Yasuoki
Secondary contact between incipient species and selection against maladaptive hybridization can drive reinforcement between populations in contact and result in reproductive character displacement (RCD). Resultant divergence in mating traits within a species may generate downstream reproductive isolation between populations with displaced and non‐displaced traits, referred to as the cascade reinforcement hypothesis. We examined this hypothesis using three allopatric populations of the ground beetle Carabus maiyasanus with a genital lock‐and‐key system. This species shows RCD in male and female genital morphologies in populations in contact with the sister species C. iwawakianus. In a reciprocal mating experiment using three allopatric populations with differences in male and female genital sizes, insemination failure increased as the difference in genital size increased. Based on the reproductive isolation index, insemination failure was the major postmating‐prezygotic isolation barrier, at least in one population pair with comparable total isolation to those of other species pairs. By contrast, there was only incomplete premating isolation among populations. These results suggest that RCD in genital morphologies drives incipient allopatric speciation, supporting the cascade reinforcement hypothesis. These findings provide insight into the roles of interspecific interactions and subsequent trait diversification in speciation processes.AbstractWe investigated reproductive isolation between allopatric populations of the ground beetleCarabus maiyasanus, which shows geographical variation in male and female genital morphologies according to reproductive character displacement in populations in contact with the sister speciesCarabus iwawakianus. Postmating‐prezygotic isolation concerning spermatophore formation success depended on difference between male and female genital sizes, supporting the cascade reinforcement hypothesis.