The role of hybridization during ecological divergence of southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) and limber pine (P. flexilis)
M. Menon, J. C. Bagley, C. Friedline, A. V. Whipple, A. W. Schoettle, A. Leal-Saenz, C. Wehenkel, F. Molina-Freaner, L. Flores-Renteria, M. S. Gonzalez-Elizondo, R. A. Sniezko, S. A. Cushman, K. M. Waring, A. J. Eckert
This study examines the role of hybridization and ecological factors in the divergence of southwestern white pine and limber pine, finding continuous gene flow and climate-driven isolating mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2017Evolutionary Biology