Prevalence and adaptive impact of introgression

NB Edelman, J Mallet - Annual Review of Genetics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Alleles that introgress between species can influence the evolutionary and ecological fate of
species exposed to novel environments. Hybrid offspring of different species are often unfit …

Genomic approaches are improving taxonomic representation in genetic studies of speciation

K Delmore, H Justen, KM Kay… - Cold Spring …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Until recently, our understanding of the genetics of speciation was limited to a narrow group
of model species with a specific set of characteristics that made genetic analysis feasible …

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 …

Climatic similarity and genomic background shape the extent of parallel adaptation in Timema stick insects

S Chaturvedi, Z Gompert, JL Feder… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Evolution can repeat itself, resulting in parallel adaptations in independent lineages
occupying similar environments. Moreover, parallel evolution sometimes, but not always …

Quantitative analyses of coupling in hybrid zones

TJ Firneno, G Semenov… - Cold Spring …, 2023 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In hybrid zones, whether barrier loci experience selection mostly independently or as a unit
depends on the ratio of selection to recombination as captured by the coupling coefficient …

Phylogenomics reveals patterns of ancient hybridization and differential diversification that contribute to phylogenetic conflict in willows, poplars, and close relatives

BJ Sanderson, D Gambhir, G Feng, N Hu… - Systematic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Despite the economic, ecological, and scientific importance of the genera Salix L.(willows)
and Populus L.(poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens) Salicaceae, we know little about the …

Probing the dark matter of environmental associations yields novel insights into the architecture of adaptation.

AJ Eckert, DB Neale - New Phytologist, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Probing the dark matter of environmental associations yields novel insights about the architecture
of adaptation Page 1 Commentary Probing the dark matter of environmental associations …

Mortality thresholds of juvenile trees to drought and heatwaves: implications for forest regeneration across a landscape gradient

AR Lalor, DJ Law, DD Breshears, DA Falk… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tree loss is increasing rapidly due to drought-and heat-related mortality and intensifying fire
activity. Consequently, the fate of many forests depends on the ability of juvenile trees to …

Hybrid enrichment of adaptive variation revealed by genotype–environment associations in montane sedges

RGJ Hodel, R Massatti, LL Knowles - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The role of hybridization in diversification is complex and may result in many possible
outcomes. Not only can hybridization produce new lineages, but those lineages may contain …

Quantitative Disease Resistance to White Pine Blister Rust at Southwestern White Pine's (Pinus strobiformis) Northern Range

JS Johnson, RA Sniezko - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021 - frontiersin.org
White pine blister rust, caused by the non-native, invasive fungal pathogen Cronartium
ribicola, is a significant cause of mortality in white pines (Pinus subgenus Strobus) in North …