Speciation: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Good introductions to speciation are included in Daniel Otte and John A. Endler (eds.), Speciation and Its Consequences (1989); Daniel J. Howard and Stewart H. Berlocher (eds.), Endless Forms: Species and Speciation (1998); Jerry A. Coyne and H. Allen Orr, Speciation (2004); and Jonathan B. Losos et al. (eds.), The Princeton Guide to Evolution (2014).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added a cross-reference to apple maggot. | Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Concepts of Biology - Speciation. | Feb 16, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Species and speciation. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Added a diagram of how new species arise. | May 29, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Education - Speciation. | Aug 17, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Text added to clarify phenotypic differentiation and sympatric speciation. | Jul 10, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Jul 10, 2015 | ||
| Video providing an overview of speciation and biodiversity in the Galapagos Islands added. | Nov 10, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Natural Selection and Speciation. | Apr 24, 2011 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Apr 03, 2009 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 03, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Understanding Evolution - Speciation. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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