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(Solved): 1. Speciation in Hawaiian Drosophila Describe a potential scenario for the origin of species of Dr ...
1. Speciation in Hawaiian Drosophila Describe a potential scenario for the origin of species of Drosophila in the Hawaiian Islands. What type of Speciation is this example consistent with? (Think about islands' origin and patterns of colonization) Is there any specific pattern in the temporal origin of the species that the Phylogenetic Tree is consistent with?
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This is an interesting case of study. Hawaii is located in Oceania and is highly isolated from the continents, however, how did living organisms managed to reach, colonize and establish in the Hawaiian Archipelago? A likely hypothesis is that they re