Phylogenomics has revealed the remarkable frequency with which introgression occurs
across the tree of life. These discoveries have been enabled by the rapid growth of methods …

Many groups of closely related species have reticulate phylogenies. Recent genomic
analyses are showing this in many insects and vertebrates, as well as in microbes and …

Hybridization has played an important role in the evolution of many lineages. With the
growing availability of genomic tools and advancements in genomic analyses, it is becoming …

The term “landrace” has generally been defined as a cultivated, genetically heterogeneous
variety that has evolved in a certain ecogeographical area and is therefore adapted to the …

The genetic diversity of our crop plants has been substantially reduced during the process of
domestication and breeding. This reduction in diversity necessarily constrains our ability to …

Although theory has demonstrated rather low levels of gene flow are sufficient to counteract
opposing mutation, drift, and selection, widespread recognition of the evolutionary …

Defining the impacts of anthropogenic climate change on biodiversity and species
distributions is currently a high priority. Niche models focus primarily on predicted changes …

Powerful scientific techniques have caused dramatic expansion of genetically modified
crops leading to altered agricultural practices posing direct and indirect environmental …

Global trade has considerably accelerated biological invasions. The annual tropical
teosintes, the closest wild relatives of maize, were recently reported as new agricultural …

The world-wide macroalgae industry has increased exponentially over the last 50years (Fig.
1a, b). Between 2003 and 2012, its average annual growth was 8.13% in quantity and …