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Symposium 5: Speciation continuum
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Organizer: Jun Kitano (National Institute of Genetics)
Co-organizer: Yo Y. Yamasaki (National Institute of Genetics)
Speciation is the evolution of reproductive isolation. Because reproductive isolation is a continuous phenomenon rather than an all-or-nothing one, any species pairs can be placed along an axis called the "speciation continuum." The term "speciation continuum" is used in an increasing number of recent papers. However, it is often vague what is the axis of speciation continuum. We revisit this issue and then discuss how speciation proceeds along the continuum and what factors complete speciation. Dr. Mark Ravinet from University of Nottingham (UK) will talk about the definition of speciation continuum and set a stage for this symposium. Dr. Claudia Bank from University of Bern (Switzerland) will talk about her theoretical work on progress along the speciation continuum towards completion. Dr. Aya Takahashi from Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan) will talk about her empirical genetic studies on the evolution of reproductive isolation in Drosophila species pairs. We will select other speakers, considering the balance in terms of gender, geographical location, carrier stage, and research topics (theoretical vs empirical or taxonomic groups etc), to cover diverse opinions in this research field.

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