Refer to the table. (In the table, the origin of the males is in the rows and the origin of the females is in the columns.)

In the eastern United States, populations of the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus, can be found almost continuously from Maine to Georgia.Suppose populations going south to north from Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Maine were collected.These populations were then crossed and the number of F₁ hybrids that were viable and fertile were obtained as show in the table.Would these data change your mind about whether this is one species? Explain in terms of reproductive isolation, noting the type of isolation that is involved, if any.

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Refer to the table.

(In the table, the origin of the males is in the rows and the origin of the females is in the columns.)

In the eastern United States, populations of the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus, can be found almost continuously from Maine to Georgia.Suppose populations going south to north from Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Maine were collected.These populations were then crossed and the number of F₁ hybrids that were viable and fertile were obtained as show in the table.Would these data change your mind about whether this is one species? Explain in terms of reproductive isolation, noting the type of isolation that is involved, if any.

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The Answer of Refer to the table. (In the table, the origin of the males is in the rows and the origin of the females is in the columns.) In the eastern United States, populations of the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus, can be found almost continuously from Maine to Georgia.Suppose populations going south to north from Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Maine were collected.These populations were then crossed and the number of F₁ hybrids that were viable and fertile were obtained as show in the table.Would these data change your mind about whether this is one species? Explain in terms of reproductive isolation, noting the type of isolation that is involved, if any.

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