Sequential hybridization may have facilitated ecological transitions in the Southwestern pinyon pine syngameon

R Buck, D Ortega‐Del Vecchyo, C Gehring… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multispecies interbreeding networks, or syngameons, have been increasingly reported in
natural systems. However, the formation, structure, and maintenance of syngameons have …

Scots pine–panmixia and the elusive signal of genetic adaptation

J Bruxaux, W Zhao, D Hall, AL Curtu… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Scots pine is the foundation species of diverse forested ecosystems across Eurasia and
displays remarkable ecological breadth, occurring in environments ranging from temperate …

The role of hybridization during ecological divergence of southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) and limber pine (P. flexilis)

M Menon, JC Bagley, CJ Friedline… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between extrinsic factors, such as disruptive selection and intrinsic factors, such
as genetic incompatibilities among loci, often contribute to the maintenance of species …

Fine-scale environmental variation contributes to introgression in a three-species spruce hybrid complex

JA Hamilton, AR De la Torre, SN Aitken - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2015 - Springer
Hybridization is common for many forest trees, where weak barriers to reproduction obscure
species boundaries. We characterized the genomic structure of Picea populations …

Niche divergence versus neutral processes: combined environmental and genetic analyses identify contrasting patterns of differentiation in recently diverged pine …

A Moreno-Letelier, A Ortíz-Medrano, D Piñero - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Solving relationships of recently diverged taxa, poses a challenge
due to shared polymorphism and weak reproductive barriers. Multiple lines of evidence are …

The oak syngameon: more than the sum of its parts

CH Cannon, RJ Petit - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of Anthropocene's most daunting challenges for conservation biology is habitat
extinction, caused by rapid global change. Tree diversity has persisted through previous …

Genomic and phenotypic architecture of a spruce hybrid zone (Picea sitchensis × P. glauca)

JA Hamilton, C Lexer, SN Aitken - Molecular Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Interspecific hybridization may enhance the capacity of populations to adapt to changing
environments, and has practical implications for reforestation. We use genome‐wide …

Interspecific phylogenetic analysis enhances intraspecific phylogeographical inference: a case study in Pinus lambertiana

A Liston, M PARKER‐DEFENIKS, JV Syring… - Molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Pinus lambertiana (sugar pine) is an economically and ecologically important conifer with a
1600‐km latitudinal range extending from Oregon, USA, to northern Baja California, Mexico …

Population genetic structure of Picea engelmannii, P. glauca and their previously unrecognized hybrids in the central Rocky Mountains

MSH Haselhorst, CA Buerkle - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2013 - Springer
Areas of geographic overlap between potentially hybridizing species provide the opportunity
to study interspecific gene flow and reproductive barriers. Here we identified hybrids …

Mixing it up: the role of hybridization in forest management and conservation under climate change

JK Janes, JA Hamilton - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
Forest tree hybrid zones provide a wealth of novel genetic variation that can be harnessed to
safeguard populations in changing climates. In the past 30 years, natural and artificial forest …