C. Burgarella

An angiosperm-wide perspective on reproductive strategiesand floral traits

The paper analyzes floral and reproductive traits across 361 flowering plant species to show that dioecy is linked to floral traits, while correlations with lifespan and dispersal are spurious.

The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa

A genetic analysis of Bantu-speaking populations reveals serial founder events, local gene-flow, and a decline in genetic diversity with distance from western Africa.

Mating systems and recombination landscape strongly shape genetic diversity and selection in wheat relatives

The paper quantifies how mating systems and linked selection affect genetic diversity and selection in wheat relatives, showing selfing amplifies linked selection and reduces diversity.

Trait-dependent diversification in angiosperms: patterns, models and data

This study synthesizes data from 152 studies on angiosperm diversification using SSE models, finding that trait effects vary across clades and dataset properties influence results.

The road to sorghum domestication: evidence from nucleotide diversity and gene expression patterns

This study analyzes gene expression and nucleotide diversity in domesticated and wild sorghum to identify genetic changes associated with domestication.

Discontinuities in quinoa biodiversity in the dry Andes: an 18-century perspective based on allelic genotyping

This study tracks changes in quinoa genetic diversity over 18 centuries using ancient DNA and genotyping, revealing gene pool replacements linked to agricultural and environmental changes.

Adaptive introgression: an untapped evolutionary mechanism for crop adaptation

This paper reviews adaptive introgression in crops, discussing its potential for adaptation to environmental changes and the role of farmer practices in gene flow.

Pervasive hybridizations in the history of wheat relatives

This study provides a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of wheat relatives, revealing a complex evolutionary history with new insights into the origins of the D genome and other gene flow events.

Demographic inference through approximate-Bayesian-computation skyline plots

This paper introduces an ABC framework for estimating historical effective population sizes and evaluates it on simulated and microsatellite datasets, showing it can detect population contraction, expansion, and stability.