1. Introduction; 2. The species - what's in a name?; 3. Speciation in allopatric populations; 4. The founder effect; 5. Chromosomal isolating mechanisms; 6. The fixation of rearrangements; 7. Fertility, viability and hybridity; 8. Genic change and chromosomal speciation; 9. Chromosomal speciation; 10. Molecular mechanisms and speciation; 11. Conclusions and perspectives; References; Index.
Dr King presents an up-to-date synthesis of research on speciation.
'All in all, I recommend cytogeneticists to read Max King's book to discover the maximum possible impact chromosomes may have on speciation. However, his ideas may be a long way from the truth … the debate on speciation continues.' Jeremy Searle, Chromosome Research
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