Prezygotic barriers effectively limit hybridization in a rapid evolutionary radiation

KA Uckele, OM Vargas, KM Kay - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization is increasingly recognized as an important evolutionary process across the
tree of life. In many clades, phylogenomic approaches have permitted unparalleled insight …

A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Ficus hirta

W Huang, Y Ding, S Fan, W Liu, H Chen, S Segar… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Ficus species (Moraceae) play pivotal roles in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Thriving
across diverse habitats, from rainforests to deserts, they harbor a multitude of mutualistic and …

A highly resolved nuclear phylogeny uncovers strong phylogenetic conservatism and correlated evolution of fruit color and size in Solanum L.

JVS Messeder, TA Carlo, G Zhang, JD Tovar… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mutualisms between plants and fruit‐eating animals were key to the radiation of
angiosperms. Still, phylogenetic uncertainties limit our understanding of fleshy‐fruit …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogenomic cytonuclear discordance and evolutionary histories of plants and animals

L Duan, L Fu, HF Chen - Science China Life Sciences, 2023 - researchgate.net
The field of evolutionary biology has been revolutionized by phylogenomic approaches in
the last decades. However, with the ever-increasing size and scope of molecular data …

Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal the evolutionary complexity of Paris L. (Melanthiaceae), a morphologically distinctive genus with significant pharmaceutical …

N Zhou, K Miao, L Hou, H Liu, J Chen, Y Ji - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Previous phylogenetic studies on the pharmaceutically
significant genus Paris (Melanthiaceae) have consistently revealed substantial cytonuclear …

Advances in lineage sorting theories and their detection methods

Y Lv, Z Wang, Y Xiao, Z He, C Wu… - Biodiversity Science, 2024 - biodiversity-science.net
Background & Aims: Lineage sorting (LS) refers to the process in which multiple populations
are descended from a common ancestral population or species and are now reproductively …

Hybridization, polyploidization, and morphological convergence make dozens of taxa into one chaotic genetic pool: a phylogenomic case of the Ficus erecta species …

X Wang, S Liao, Z Zhang, J Zhang, L Mei… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Ficus erecta complex, characterized by its morphological diversity and frequent
interspecific overlap, shares pollinating fig wasps among several species. This attribute …

Phylogenomics of Brachystegia: Insights into the origin of African miombo woodlands

AF Boom, J Migliore, DI Ojeda Alayon… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Phylogenetic approaches can provide valuable insights on how and when a biome
emerged and developed using its structuring species. In this context, Brachystegia Benth, a …

Phylogenetic systematics of Vigna sensu stricto in the context of Physostigma and allies

DM Horton, Y Feleke, RS Pasquet… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Vigna includes economically vital crops and wild species. Molecular systematic
studies of Vigna species resulted in generic segregates of many New World (NW) species …

Field sampling of fig pollinator wasps across host species and host developmental phase: Implications for host recognition and specificity

A Oldenbeuving, A Gómez‐Zúniga… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Previous genetic studies of pollinator wasps associated with a community of strangler figs
(Ficus subgenus Urostigma, section Americana) in Central Panama suggest that the wasp …