Plant phylogeography of the Balkan Peninsula: spatiotemporal patterns and processes

S Španiel, I Rešetnik - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Balkan Peninsula is widely acknowledged as one of the centers of European
biodiversity and a major glacial refugium for plant species. Its extensive geographic …

Phylogenomic analyses based on genome-skimming data reveal cyto-nuclear discordance in the evolutionary history of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae)

KK Meng, SF Chen, KW Xu, RC Zhou, MW Li… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a consequence of hybridization, polyploidization, and apomixis, the genus Cotoneaster
(Rosaceae) represents one of the most complicated and controversial lineages in …

Allele sorting as a novel approach to resolving the origin of allotetraploids using Hyb-Seq data: a case study of the Balkan mountain endemic Cardamine …

M Šlenker, A Kantor, K Marhold, R Schmickl… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mountains of the Balkan Peninsula are significant biodiversity hotspots with great species
richness and a large proportion of narrow endemics. Processes that have driven the …

Out of the Balkans and Anatolia to the Western Alps? Surprising phylogenetic implications for two endemic Alyssum (Brassicaceae) species: A. cognense sp. nov. and …

S Španiel, P Juillerat, K Kaplan, M Bovio… - Botanical Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The European Alps show a high degree of endemism associated mainly with the
location of glacial refugia and environmental heterogeneity. Several Alpine endemics have …

So Closely Related and Yet So Different: Strong Contrasts Between the Evolutionary Histories of Species of the Cardamine pratensis Polyploid Complex in Central …

A Melichárková, M Šlenker… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recurrent polyploid formation and weak reproductive barriers between independent
polyploid lineages generate intricate species complexes with high diversity and reticulate …

homologizer: Phylogenetic phasing of gene copies into polyploid subgenomes

WA Freyman, MG Johnson… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organisms such as allopolyploids and F1 hybrids contain multiple distinct subgenomes,
each potentially with its own evolutionary history. These organisms present a challenge for …

Combining genome size and pollen morphology data to study species relationships in the genus Daucus (Apiaceae)

D Kadluczka, E Sliwinska, E Grzebelus - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The genus Daucus (Apiaceae) comprises about 40 wild species and
the cultivated carrot, a crop of great economic and nutritional importance. The rich genetic …

Apomictic Mountain Whitebeam (Sorbus austriaca, Rosaceae) Comprises Several Genetically and Morphologically Divergent Lineages

A Hajrudinović-Bogunić, B Frajman, P Schönswetter… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The genus Sorbus (whitebeams, rowans, and service trees) encompasses
forest trees and shrubs characterised by exceptional diversity resulting from the interplay of …

Phylogenetic challenges in a recently diversified and polyploid-rich Alyssum (Brassicaceae) lineage: low divergence, reticulation, and parallel polyploid speciation

S Španiel, M Šlenker, A Melichárková, M Caboňová… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Elucidating the evolution of recently diverged and polyploid-rich plant lineages may be
challenging even with high-throughput sequencing, both for biological reasons and …

Multiple Drivers of High Species Diversity and Endemism Among Alyssum Annuals in the Mediterranean: The Evolutionary Significance of the Aegean Hotspot

V Cetlová, J Zozomová-Lihová… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Mediterranean Basin is a significant hotspot of species diversity and endemism, with
various distribution patterns and speciation mechanisms observed in its flora. High species …