The genetic link between local adaptation and speciation

达尔文相信自然选择推动了新物种的起源，或物种形成。然而，在20世纪，物种形成的研究重点从研究种群内的适应性转移到研究种群之间生殖隔离（缺乏杂交）的原因。该项目旨在通过研究它们的共同遗传来统一我们对适应和生殖隔离的理解。利用自然条件下建立的系统，该项目将产生关于驱动物种形成的遗传过程的新知识。这项跨学科的研究将阐明生物多样性是如何起源的，并对作物、保护生物学和物种对环境变化的反应产生影响。

Darwin believed that natural selection drove the origin of new species, or speciation. However, research on speciation during the 20th century shifted focus from studying adaptation within a population to examining the causes of reproductive isolation (lack of interbreeding) between populations. This Project aims to unify our understanding of adaptation and reproductive isolation by examining their shared heredity. Using an established system in natural conditions, this project will generate new knowledge on the genetic processes driving speciation. This interdisciplinary research will clarify how biodiversity originates with implications for crops, conservation biology and species responses to environmental change.