Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings PowerPoint ® Lecture Presentations for Biology Eighth Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Lectures by Chris Romero, updated by Erin Barley with contributions from Joan Sharp Chapter 24 The Origin of Species

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eos/galapagos-beyond-darwin- charles-darwin.html ….ON DARWIN AND HIS GALAPAGOS EXPERIENCE

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings In the Galápagos Islands Darwin discovered plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Speciation, the origin of new species, is at the focal point of evolutionary theory. Microevolution consists of adaptations that evolve within a population, confined to one gene pool. Macroevolution refers to evolutionary change above the species level.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Concept 24.1: The biological species concept emphasizes reproductive isolation Species -- Latin word meaning “kind” or “appearance”. Biologists compare morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and DNA sequences when grouping organisms.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Biological Species Concept The biological species concept states that a species is a: group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature produce viable, fertile offspring they do not breed successfully with other populations. Gene flow between populations holds the phenotype of a population together.

Fig (a) Similarity between different species (b) Diversity within a species

Fig. 24-3c Grey-crowned babblers

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reproductive Isolation Reproductive isolation is the existence of biological factors (barriers) that impede two species from producing viable, fertile offspring. Hybrids are the offspring of crosses between different species.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Prezygotic barriers block fertilization from occurring by: – Impeding different species from attempting to mate – Preventing the successful completion of mating – Hindering fertilization if mating is successful

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Habitat isolation: Two species encounter each other rarely, or not at all, because they occupy different habitats, even though not isolated by physical barriers

Fig. 24-4b Prezygotic barriers Habitat Isolation Temporal Isolation Behavioral Isolation Mechanical Isolation Individuals of different species Mating attempt

Prezygotic barriers Fig. 24-4j Gametic Isolation Fertilization Reduced Hybrid Viability Reduced Hybrid Fertility Postzygotic barriers Hybrid Breakdown Viable, fertile offspring

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Temporal isolation: Species that breed at different times of the day, different seasons, or different years cannot mix their gametes

Fig. 24-4e (c) Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius)

Fig. 24-4f (d) Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Behavioral isolation: Courtship rituals and other behaviors unique to a species are effective barriers.

Fig. 24-4g (e) Courtship ritual of blue- footed boobies

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Mechanical isolation: Morphological differences can prevent successful mating

Fig. 24-4h (f) Bradybaena with shells spiraling in opposite directions

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Gametic isolation: Sperm of one species may not be able to fertilize eggs of another species

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Postzygotic barriers prevent the hybrid zygote from developing into a viable, fertile adult: – Reduced hybrid viability – Reduced hybrid fertility – Hybrid breakdown

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reduced hybrid viability: Genes of the different parent species may interact and impair the hybrid’s development.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reduced hybrid fertility: Even if hybrids are vigorous, they may be sterile

Fig. 24-4m (i) Donkey

Fig. 24-4n ( j) Horse

Fig. 24-4o (k) Mule (sterile hybrid)

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Hybrid breakdown: Some first-generation hybrids are fertile, but when they mate with another species or with either parent species, offspring of the next generation are feeble or sterile

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Other Definitions of Species The morphological species concept defines a species by structural features – It applies to sexual and asexual species but relies on subjective criteria

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The ecological species concept views a species in terms of its ecological niche – It applies to sexual and asexual species and emphasizes the role of disruptive selection

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The phylogenetic species concept: a species as the smallest group of individuals on a phylogenetic tree It applies to sexual and asexual species, but it can be difficult to determine the degree of difference required for separate species

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Concept 24.2: Speciation can take place with or without geographic separation Speciation can occur in two ways: – Allopatric speciation – Sympatric speciation

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Allopatric (“Other Country”) Speciation In allopatric speciation, gene flow is interrupted or reduced when a population is divided into geographically isolated subpopulations

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Process of Allopatric Speciation The definition of barrier depends on the ability of a population to disperse. Separate populations may evolve independently through mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reproductive isolation between populations generally increases as the distance between them increases. Barriers to reproduction are intrinsic; separation itself is not a biological barrier

Fig EXPERIMENT RESULTS Initial population Some flies raised on starch medium Mating experiments after 40 generations Some flies raised on maltose medium Female Starch Maltose population 1 population 2 Male Starch Maltose Male Starch population 1 population Mating frequencies in experimental group Mating frequencies in control group

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Sympatric (“Same Country”) Speciation In sympatric speciation, speciation takes place in geographically overlapping populations

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings SPECIATION on/speciation

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Polyploidy Polyploidy is the presence of extra sets of chromosomes due to accidents during cell division. An autopolyploid is an individual with more than two chromosome sets, derived from one species.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings An allopolyploid is a species with multiple sets of chromosomes derived from different species.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Polyploidy is much more common in plants than in animals. Many important crops (oats, cotton, potatoes, tobacco, and wheat) are polyploids.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Habitat Differentiation Sympatric speciation can also result from the appearance of new ecological niches. For example, the North American maggot fly can live on native hawthorn trees as well as more recently introduced apple trees.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Sexual Selection Sexual selection can drive sympatric speciation. Sexual selection for mates of different colors has likely contributed to the speciation in cichlid fish in Lake Victoria.

Fig EXPERIMENT Normal light Monochromatic orange light P. pundamilia P. nyererei

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation: A Review In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation restricts gene flow between populations. Reproductive isolation may then arise by natural selection, genetic drift, or sexual selection in the isolated populations.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Concept 24.3: Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study factors that cause reproductive isolation A hybrid zone: a region in which members of different species mate and produce hybrid. Hybrids often have reduced fitness compared with parent species. The distribution of hybrid zones can be more complex if parent species are found in multiple habitats within the same region.

Fig EUROPE Fire-bellied toad range Hybrid zone Yellow-bellied toad range Yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata Fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina Allele frequency (log scale) Distance from hybrid zone center (km)

Fig a Yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata

Fig b Fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Reinforcement: Strengthening Reproductive Barriers The reinforcement of barriers occurs when hybrids are less fit than the parent species. Over time, the rate of hybridization decreases. Where reinforcement occurs, reproductive barriers should be stronger for sympatric than allopatric species.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Patterns in the Fossil Record The fossil record includes: – examples of species that appear suddenly – persist essentially unchanged for some time – then apparently disappear Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould coined the term punctuated equilibrium: – describe periods of apparent stasis punctuated by sudden change..

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Speciation Rates The interval between speciation events can range from: – 4,000 years (some cichlids--fish) to 40,000,000 years (some beetles) – an average of 6,500,000 years

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings From Speciation to Macroevolution Macroevolution is the cumulative effect of many speciation and extinction events.

Fig. 24-UN1 Original population Allopatric speciation Sympatric speciation