| hybridization and rapid differentiation after secondary contact between the native green anole (anolis carolinensis) and the introduced green anole (anolis porcatus). | in allopatric species, reproductive isolation evolves through the accumulation of genetic incompatibilities. the degree of divergence required for complete reproductive isolation is highly variable across taxa, which makes the outcome of secondary contact between allopatric species unpredictable. since before the pliocene, two species of anolis lizards, anolis carolinensis and anolis porcatus, have been allopatric, yet this period of independent evolution has not led to substantial species-speci ... | 2019 | 31015994 |
| out of cuba: overwater dispersal and speciation among lizards in the anolis carolinensis subgroup. | overwater dispersal and subsequent allopatric speciation contribute importantly to the species diversity of west indian anolis lizards and many other island radiations. here we use molecular phylogenetic analyses to assess the contribution of overwater dispersal to diversification of the anolis carolinensis subgroup, a clade comprising nine canopy-dwelling species distributed across the northern caribbean. although this clade includes some of the most successful dispersers and colonists in the a ... | 2005 | 15969724 |
| partial island submergence and speciation in an adaptive radiation: a multilocus analysis of the cuban green anoles. | sympatric speciation is often proposed to account for species-rich adaptive radiations within lakes or islands, where barriers to gene flow or dispersal may be lacking. however, allopatric speciation may also occur in such situations, especially when ranges are fragmented by fluctuating water levels. we test the hypothesis that miocene fragmentation of cuba into three palaeo-archipelagos accompanied species-level divergence in the adaptive radiation of west indian anolis lizards. analysis of mor ... | 2004 | 15539351 |