Table 3.
Strengths of reproductive barriers between Primula elatior and Primula vulgaris for distribution (ecogeographic: RIecogeo), flowering (phenology of parents: RIphenoP), pollen transfer (mechanical: RImech), F1 seedling formation (seed developmental isolation: RIseedling), F1 survivorship (RIsurvivorship), and F1 reproduction, subdivided into phenology (RIphenoF1), flower production (RIflower), seed set (RIseed set), and male sterility (RImale). The combined strength of individual barriers is presented for all premating barriers (RIpre), all postmating barriers (RIpost), all pre‐ and postmating barriers (RItot), and all barriers occurring under sympatry (RIsympatry). RI‐values range from one (complete isolation: no interspecific gene flow) through zero (no isolation: equal probability of intra‐ and interspecific gene flow) to minus one (no isolation: all gene flow is interspecific; Sobel and Chen 2014)
Stages in life cycle | Barrier name | P. elatior | P. vulgaris | |||
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L‐morph | S‐morph | L‐morph | S‐morph | |||
Premating | Distribution | RIecogeo | 0.827 | 0.590 | ||
Flowering | RIphenoP | 0.237 | 0.417 | |||
Pollen transfer | RImech a | 0.100 | −0.273 | 0.158 | −0.136 | |
Postmating | Formation of F1 hybrids | RIseedling a | 0.282 | 0.184 | 0.789 | 0.393 |
Survivorship of F1 hybrids | RIsurvivorship b | 0.054 | −0.097 | |||
Reproduction of F1 hybrids | RIphenoF1 b | −0.046 | −0.136 | |||
RIflower b | −0.125 | −0.194 | ||||
RIseed set a , b | −0.116 | 0.092 | 0.223 | 0.317 | ||
RImale a , b | −0.088 | −0.123 | 0.378 | 0.008 | ||
Total | Premating | RIpre a | 0.881 | 0.812 | 0.799 | 0.728 |
Postmating | RIpost a | −0.034 | 0.036 | 0.851 | 0.311 | |
Pre‐ and postmating | RItot a | 0.873 | 0.843 | 0.982 | 0.847 | |
Pre‐ and postmating without RIecogeo | RIsympatry a | 0.283 | 0.065 | 0.949 | 0.587 |
L, long styled and S, short styled.
RI was calculated separately for long‐ and short‐styled morphs, using the pollen‐receiving morph as reference.
Averages across RI‐values of the two F1 hybrid classes (EL♀ × VU♂ and VU♀ × EL♂ hybrids; see Figures S5–S9).