Introgression across evolutionary scales suggests reticulation contributes to Amazonian tree diversity
R. J. Schley, T. Pennington, O. A. Perez-Escobar, A. J. Helmstetter, M. de la Estrella, I. Larridon, I. A. B. Sabino Kikuchi, T. G. Barraclough, F. Forest, B. B. Klitgaard
This study shows hybridization is common in Amazonian trees, with evidence of introgression across multiple lineages and time scales, challenging the view that hybridization is rare in the region.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2019Evolutionary Biology