Although the evolutionary importance of natural hybridization has been debated for
decades, it has become increasingly clear that hybridization plays a fundamental role in the …

Hybridization has long been considered a process that prevents divergence between
species. In contrast to this historical view, an increasing number of empirical studies claim to …

Hybridization is often maladaptive and in some instances has led to the loss of biodiversity.
However, hybridization can also promote speciation, such as during homoploid hybrid …

Hybridisation between genetically divergent populations may lead to the formation of new
evolutionary lineages. This may occur via the duplication of a hybrid's chromosome …

Hybridization and whole‐genome duplication are both potential mechanisms of rapid
speciation which sometimes act in concert. Recent surveys, showing that homoploid hybrid …

Homoploid hybrid speciation is the origin of a hybrid species without change in chromosome
number. Although currently thought to be a rare form of speciation, especially relative to the …

Natural hybridization between closely related taxa is a common phenomenon in both plants
and animals. Hybridization has often been viewed as a destructive force that could erode …

The origin of new homoploid species via hybridization is theoretically difficult because it
requires the development of reproductive isolation in sympatry. Nonetheless, this mode is …

Although hybridization and introgression have been considered important in generation of
plant diversity, their role in evolutionary diversification of animals remains unclear. In this …

Hybridization and its consequences have been of longstanding interest to evolutionary
biologists. Darwin (1859) included a chapter on hybrids and the expression and causes of …