Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature
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 …
Prior to the advent of whole-genome sequencing, it was clear that hybridization had played …
The role of hybridization in species formation and persistence
Hybridization, or interbreeding between different taxa, was traditionally considered to be
rare and to have a largely detrimental impact on biodiversity, sometimes leading to the …
rare and to have a largely detrimental impact on biodiversity, sometimes leading to the …
Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiations in African cichlids
Although some lineages of animals and plants have made impressive adaptive radiations
when provided with ecological opportunity, the propensities to radiate vary profoundly …
when provided with ecological opportunity, the propensities to radiate vary profoundly …
Drivers and dynamics of a massive adaptive radiation in cichlid fishes
Adaptive radiation is the likely source of much of the ecological and morphological diversity
of life,,–. How adaptive radiations proceed and what determines their extent remains unclear …
of life,,–. How adaptive radiations proceed and what determines their extent remains unclear …
Comparing adaptive radiations across space, time, and taxa
Adaptive radiation plays a fundamental role in our understanding of the evolutionary
process. However, the concept has provoked strong and differing opinions concerning its …
process. However, the concept has provoked strong and differing opinions concerning its …
Three problems in the genetics of speciation by selection
Speciation is the process by which barriers to gene flow evolve between populations.
Although we now know that speciation is largely driven by natural selection, knowledge of …
Although we now know that speciation is largely driven by natural selection, knowledge of …
A combinatorial view on speciation and adaptive radiation
Speciation is often thought of as a slow process due to the waiting times for mutations that
cause incompatibilities, and permit ecological differentiation or assortative mating. Cases of …
cause incompatibilities, and permit ecological differentiation or assortative mating. Cases of …
The promise and pitfalls of synteny in phylogenomics
Reconstructing the tree of life remains a central goal in biology. Early methods, which relied
on small numbers of morphological or genetic characters, often yielded conflicting …
on small numbers of morphological or genetic characters, often yielded conflicting …
Extensive genome-wide phylogenetic discordance is due to incomplete lineage sorting and not ongoing introgression in a rapidly radiated bryophyte genus
The relative importance of introgression for diversification has long been a highly disputed
topic in speciation research and remains an open question despite the great attention it has …
topic in speciation research and remains an open question despite the great attention it has …
The importance of alternative splicing in adaptive evolution
Although alternative splicing is a ubiquitous co‐transcriptional gene regulatory mechanism
in plants, animals and fungi, its contribution to evolutionary transitions is understudied …
in plants, animals and fungi, its contribution to evolutionary transitions is understudied …