Sometimes evolution proceeds much more rapidly than we might think. Genetic analysis makes it possible to detect the earliest stages of species formation and to gain a better understanding of speciation processes. For example, a study just published in PLOS Genetics by researchers from Eawag and the University of Bern — investigating rapid speciation in threespine stickleback in and around Lake Constance — shows that a species can begin to diverge very rapidly, even when the two daughter species breed alongside one another simultaneously.
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