Ch. 24 The Origin of Species

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1 Ch. 24 The Origin of Species 1

2 Essential Question: How does a species evolve? 2

3 Two Types of Speciation: 1. microevolution adaptations to a single gene pool 2. macroevolution evolutionary change above the species level, including the appearance of major evolutionary developments ex. flight 3

4 Two patterns of evolutionary development: 1. anagenesis (phyletic evolution) = accumulation of changes that gradually transform a given species into a species with different characteristics 2. Cladogenesis (branching evolution) = splitting the gene pool into two or more separate pools, each giving rise to one or more new species leads to diversity, increases # of species 4

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6 Species = a group whose members possess similar anatomical characteristics and have the ability to interbreed and produce viable offspring Biological species concept Ernst Mayr 1942 based on interfertility rather than physical similarity 6

7 Barriers that affect the ability of two species from producing viable, fertile hybrids (reproductive isolation) classification: according to reproductive isolation before or after fertilization 7

8 1. Prezygotic barriers: impede mating between species or hinder fertilization of ova if members of different species attempt to mate a. habitat isolation two species occupy different habitats within the same area, not isolated from each other, but rarely encounter each other ex. 2 species of parasites living on different hosts 2 garter snakes, one lives in water, other on land 8

9 b. temporal isolation species that breed during different times of the day, different seasons or years Ex. eastern spotted skunk mates in late winter western spotted skunk mates in late summer eastern spotted skunk western spotted skunk 9

10 c. behavioral isolation courtship rituals that attract mates and other behaviors unique to a species ex. 1. Blue footed boobies mate after ritual "high step" by male 2. song birds with different calls 10

11 d. mechanical isolation structural differences prevent mating ex. flowers that attract different pollinators organisms where copulatory organs don't fit together 11

12 e. gametic isolation sperm of one species not able to fertilize egg of another species; biochemical or ability to survive in reproductive tract ex. sea urchins release sperm and eggs into water, different species gametes do not fuse together (molecule recognition) 12

13 ex. of evolution of prezygotic barrier Diane Dodd's exp. with fruit flies 13

14 2. Postzygotic barriers after zygote prevents hybrid from becoming a viable, fertile adult a. reduced hybrid viability genes of different parent may interact and impair development ex. salamanders that live in same area, some may hybridize, but hybrids do not develop or if they do are very sickly 14

15 b. reduced hybrid fertility hybrids that develop may be sterile, chromosomes of two parent species differ in # or structure meiosis may not form normal gametes ex. hybrid offspring of donkey and horse produce sterile mule + = mule bin/pictures/potd ArchivesDisplay.cgi?picture_id= ?ffid= photo.html 15

16 c. hybrid breakdown first generation of hybrids are viable and fertile, but generations after are sterile or feeble ex. different cotton species produce fertile offspring, next generation seeds die or grow to weak and defective plant 16

17 ex. of evolution of postzygotic barriers Robert Vickery's experiment crossed monkey flowers (Mimulus glabratus) from different areas found the closer the monkey flowers populations were to each other the better they interbred, produced viable offspring if the populations were far apart, offspring not viable, some sterile 17

18 other definitions of a species: 1. morphological species concept species is characterized by body shape, size and structural features 2. paleontological species concept morphologically categorizes species based on fossil evidence 3. ecological species concept views species in terms of niche 4. phylogenic species concept (genealogical) species is a set of organisms with unique history compare physical characteristics or molecular sequences 18

19 Two modes of speciation based on how gene flow among populations is interrupted: 1. Allopatric speciation gene flow is interrupted when a population is divided into geographically isolated subpopulations ex. river changing course forming lakes river separating two areas Galapagos finches depends on the ability of an organism to move pollen may not have a problem with this larger organisms 19

20 to confirm allopatric speciation has made two different species unable to interbreed and produce viable offspring, remate them after and if they will not interbreed, then have allopatric speciation 20

21 2. sympatric speciation speciation takes place in geographically overlapping populations due to chromosomal changes and nonrandom mating that reduces gene flow a. Polyploidy= extra sets of chromosomes 21

22 Autopolyploid individual that has more than two chromosome sets, all from a single species 22

23 allopolyploid changes a sterile hybrid into a fertile polyploid are fertile with each other, but can't interbreed with parental species polyploidy is common in plants oats, cotton, potatoes, tobacco, wheat scientists can create polyploids in lab by using chemicals to induce meiotic and mitotic errors 23

24 sympatric speciation in animals ex. if a subpopulation can use resources that can't be used by parents Ex. North American apple maggot fly original habitat = hawthorn trees 200 yrs ago some colonized apple trees apple trees grow faster than hawthorn trees species on apple trees were selected for rapid development 24

25 ex. cichlids in Lake Victoria, Africa 500 species adapted to different food sources, nonrandom mating females select males based on appearance 25

26 Hybrid Zones A region in which members of different species meet and mate, producing at least some offspring of mixed ancestry. 26

27 Hybrid Zones over Time 27

28 2. Fusion Weakening of reproductive barriers gene pools of two species become more alike to eventually fuse into a single species 28

29 Possible outcomes of hybrid zones over time 1. Reinforcement strengthening of reproductive barriers; hybrids gradually cease to be formed. 29

30 3. Stability hybrids continue to be produced In general, hybrids are not that common due to environment constraints. 30

31 Speciation can occur rapidly or slowly fossil records indicate episodes of new species that appear suddenly and then disappear Punctuated equilibrium long periods of apparent stasis (no change) interrupted by relatively brief periods of sudden change Once speciation begins it can be completed relatively rapidly 31

32 Gradualism organisms change gradually over time For speciation to occur: "Speciation begins only after gene flow between populations is interrupted." Ex by a storm "Once gene flow is interrupted, the populations must diverge genetically to an extent that they become reproductively isolated." 32

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