Hybridization is an evolutionary phenomenon that has fascinated biologists for centuries.
Prior to the advent of whole-genome sequencing, it was clear that hybridization had played …

In the past decade, advances in genome sequencing have allowed researchers to uncover
the history of hybridization in diverse groups of species, including our own. Although the …

The origin, distribution, and function of biological diversity are fundamental themes of
ecology and evolutionary biology. Research on birds has played a major role in the history …

Supergenes are sets of genes that are inherited as a single marker and encode complex
phenotypes through their joint action. They are identified in an increasing number of …

The increasing availability of genomic resequencing data sets and high-quality reference
genomes across the tree of life present exciting opportunities for comparative population …

Highlights•The genomic landscape of introgression carries information about the fitness
consequences of hybridisation.•Studies are moving from documenting single examples to …

Adaptive radiations are prominent components of the world's biodiversity. They comprise
many species derived from one or a small number of ancestral species in a geologically …

The Mediterranean basin is a hotspot of biodiversity, fuelled by climatic oscillation and
geological change over the past 20 million years. Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis are …

Anthropogenic impacts on the environment alter speciation processes by affecting both
geographical contexts and selection patterns on a worldwide scale. Here we review …

Interspecific hybridization is the process where closely related species mate and produce
offspring with admixed genomes. The genomic revolution has shown that hybridization is …