Rapid establishment of species barriers in plants compared to animals
F. Monnet, Z. Postel, P. Touzet, C. Fraisse, Y. Van de Peer, X. Vekemans, C. Roux
The paper finds that genetic exchange is more frequent between animal species than plant species at the same level of genetic divergence, suggesting faster establishment of species barriers in plants.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2023Evolutionary Biology