Question

A certain species of salamander was split into two populations by a wide, dry valley, and the populations?

and the populations began to diverge from each other. After a period of time, some members of the two populations began to interbreed in a hybrid zone at the southern end of the valley. Only weak reproductive barriers existed by this time, so the two populations could freely interbreed and re-establish gene flow. This outcome in a hybrid zone is known as _____. 1)speciation 2)reinforcement 3)fusion 4)punctuated equilibrium 5)stability

Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "2. reinforcement." Only weak reproductive barriers existed by this time, so the two populations could freely interbreed and re-establish gene flow. This outcome in a hybrid zone is known as reinforcement