Theory predicts that sexual reproduction is difficult to maintain if asexuality is an option, yet
sex is very common. To understand why, it is important to pay attention to repeatably …

The idea that natural hybridization has served as an important force in evolutionary and
adaptive diversification has gained considerable momentum in recent years. By combining …

A strategy of DNA pooling aimed at identifying markers linked to quantitative trait loci
(QTLs),'Sequential Bulked Typing'(SBT), is presented. The method proposed consists in …

Despite their evolutionary relevance, multispecies networks or syngameons are rarely
reported in the literature. Discovering how syngameons form and how they are maintained …

Hybridization caused by frequent environmental changes can lead both to species
diversification (speciation) and to speciation reversal (despeciation), but the latter has rarely …

Asymmetrical introgression is an expected genetic consequence of hybridization when
parental taxa differ in abundance; however, evidence for such effects in small populations is …

Plant species may remain morphologically distinct despite gene exchange with congeners,
yet little is known about the genomewide pattern of introgression among species. Here we …

In the recent years, the agricultural world has been progressing towards integrated crop
protection, in the context of sustainable and reasoned agriculture to improve food security …

Abstract.—Hybrid zones that result in the genetic assimilation (replacement) of one species
by another are underrepresented in the animal literature, most likely due to their transient …

Most global-warming models predict an altitudinal movement of plants. This upward
migration of lowland species will surely result in contact with related species inhabiting high …