Reinforcement is a process where natural selection strengthens prezygotic barriers, reducing the chance of forming less fit hybrids.
El refuerzo es un proceso donde la selección natural fortalece las barreras precigóticas para reducir la formación de híbridos menos aptos.
| Front | reinforcement |
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| Back | A process in which natural selection strengthens prezygotic barriers to reproduction, thus reducing the chances of hybrid formation. Such a process is likely to occur only if hybrid offspring are less fit than members of the parent species. |
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