The role of conflict in shaping plant biodiversity

JM Coughlan - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although intrinsic postzygotic reproductive barriers can play a fundamental role in
speciation, their underlying evolutionary causes are widely debated. One hypothesis is that …

Two teosintes made modern maize

N Yang, Y Wang, X Liu, M Jin, M Vallebueno-Estrada… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The origins of maize were the topic of vigorous debate for nearly a century, but neither the
current genetic model nor earlier archaeological models account for the totality of available …

The genomes and epigenomes of aquatic plants (Lemnaceae) promote triploid hybridization and clonal reproduction

E Ernst, B Abramson, K Acosta, PTN Hoang… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The Lemnaceae (duckweeds) are the world's smallest but fastest growing flowering plants,
with a drastically reduced morphology and predominant clonal reproductive habit capable of …

Genomic approach to detecting barriers to gene flow

E Burban - 2024 - theses.hal.science
Characterizing the mechanisms that underlie reproductive isolation between diverging
lineages is central in understanding the speciation process. As populations evolve, they …