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In nature there is considerable genetic variation between populations belonging to the same species. Members of a population share a common gene pool. Gene pools, however, are uniquely dynamic, and since no two populations experience identical selection pressures, one expects that even closely related populations will diverge genetically with time. Developing reproductive isolation is a normal consequence of such divergence and, by classical definition, the process of speciation is complete when the populations can no longer interbreed. Speciation can be rapid if an abrupt chromosomal change occurs, or it can be a slow process involving the steady accumulation of subtle behavioral and physiological incompatibilities that progressively reduce the probability of successful reproduction between members of two populations.
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Perrigo, G., Bronson, F.H. (1983). Communication Disparities between Genetically-Diverging Populations of Deermice. In: Müller-Schwarze, D., Silverstein, R.M. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9652-0_12
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